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Vol.  15.  No.  1 


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THIS  WEEK! 


THIS  WEEK! 


"When  Soul  Meets  Soul" 

The  Gigantic  Scenic  Production  of  1913 


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Released  Wednesday,  Jan.  ist, 

(eeins    Is    B^lievins  " 

A  sprightly  comedy  sensation  that  abounds  in  merry  situations  and  hilarious  incidents.    A  bully  good  comedy  eye-opener. 

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A  thrilling  and  powerful  drama  of  the  West.     A  gripping  story  of  the  gold  mines. 

Released  Friday,  Jan.  3d, 

"\A/Kien    Soul     IVIoe-ts    Soul" 


Without  a  question  of  a  doubt  this  unprecedented  subject  is  a  masterpiece   in  the  art  of  photography.     A  FEATURE 

film.     A  gigantic  scenic,  aristocratical,  meritorious  drama. 

Released  Saturday,  Jan.  4th, 

"  BroncKio     Billy    and    "TKie     IVIaid  " 

A  powerful  and  magnetic  drama  of  the  West.     Love  outwits  a  desperate  father.     G.  M.  Anderson,  in  his  world-famous 
character  creation  of  "Broncho  Billy,"     plays  a    daring    and  fearless  westerner  in  this  original  feature  subject. 


Coming  Very,  Very  Soon! 


Coming  Very,  Very  Soon! 


"KINC  ROBERT  OF  SICILY" 

(LONGFELLOW'S  WONDERFUL  POEM   IN-  THREE   REELS.) 

THE  GREATEST  SCENIC  PRODUCTION  EVER  SET  BEFORE  A  CAMERA  IN  AMERICA.  THE  WISE  ONES 
ARE  USING  THE  THREE-SHEET  POSTERS  OF  ALL  ESSANAY  SATURDAY  RELEASES.  ARE  YOU 
CLASSIFIED  HERE?  LITHOGRAPHED  IN  FULL  FOUR  COLORS.  PRICE,  35  CENTS  EACH.  ORDER 
DIRECT  FROM  YOUR  EXCHANGE  OR  FROM  ARMSTRONG  LITHOGRAPH  CO.,  CLEVELAND,  OHIO. 
PHOTOS  OF  ALL  ESSANAY  PLAYERS,  SIZE  8x10;  PRICE,  $3.00  PER  DOZEN,  CAN  BE  SECURED  FROM 
THE  PLAYERS   PHOTO   COMPANY,   177   NORTH   STATE  STREET,  CHICAGO,   ILL. 

Superlative    AND    ^ristocratical 

BY  WORDS  FOR 

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ESSANAY    FILM    MANUFACTURING    CO. 

521  First  National  Bank  Bldg.,  Chicago,  III. 

Factory  and  Studio,  1333  Argyle  Street,  Chicago 
Branch  OfKces  in  London,  Berlin,  Paris,  Barcelona 


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GAUMONT  STATE  RIGHT  FEATURES 


THE    WHITE    GLOVE    BAND 

(THREE    REELS) 

The  atrocious  deeds  of  a  clique  of  criminals  that  terrorized  Paris.  The 
passion  of  a  woman  member  of  the  coterie  of  crime  for  the  master  detective 
which  saved  him  from  merciless  hands.  Acting  within  acting  which  meant 
liberty  and  all  to  a  love  regenerated  actress.  The  stirring  scenes  are  laid 
in  the  cafes  of  Paris,  an  Apache  den  and  the  bandits'  lair. 


IN  THE  GRIP  OF  THE  VAMPIRE 

(THREE    REELS) 

The  administering  of  the  deadly  drug  to  steal  an  inheritance,  plunging  a 
woman's  mind  into  idiocy.  The  assassination  of  her  fiance  as  he  rows  to 
keep  the  decoy  tryst  at  the  seaside  cliffs.  The  novel  stroke  of  science  that 
restored  the  woman's  sanity  by  means  of  cinematography.  The  detection 
of  the  criminal  by  the  veriest  chance  through  dissimilar  handwritings.  The 
arrest  of  the  malefactor  at  the  height  of  a  masquerade  ball. 


THE   BRIDGE   OF    SORROW 

(TWO    REELS) 


The   Inter- 
national 
Conspiracy 

(Three  Reels) 


AN  OPPORTUNITY 

Exclusive  rights   to   all   Gaumont  regular  releases,   including  the 
Gaumont  Weekly,  are  open  in  parts  of  the  United  States. 

Negotiations  will  not  long  remain  pending.     To  avoid  disappoint- 
ment send  your  inquiry  now. 


Perils  of 

the 
Atlantic 

(Two  Reels) 


The  Vengeance  of  Egypt 


(Three  Reels) 


In  the  Land  of  the  Lions 

(Two  Reels,  Hand-colored 


SHIPMENTS  THROUGH   FILM   SUPPLY  CO.   OF  AMERICA 


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For  Universal 
ExHibitors  Only! 


—You  are  going  to  get  the  greatest  THREE-REEL  FEATURE 
FILM  ever  made  in  America  and  it  is  not  going  to  cost  you  a 
single  cent  over  your  regular  film  service  cost !  We  refer  to 

Sheridan  s  Ride 

(THREE  REELS) 

— You  are  going  to  do  a  terrific  business  with  it.  You  are 
going  to  jam  your  theatre  to  the  very  doors.  You  are  going  to 
have  the  finest  and  most  striking  posters  you  have  ever  seen 
since  you  have  been  in  the  business. 

— If  a  "state  rights"  man  could  get  hold  of  this  and  bring  it  to 
you  with  a  proposition  that  you  give  him  half  your  receipts, 
you'd  snap  up  the  chance  in  a  minute.  It  would  cost  you  a 
mint  of  money  but  you'd  do  it.  You  don't  have  to  pay  a  cent 
for  it,  over  your  regular  service  price,  because  you  are  a 
Universal  Exhibitor  I 

— ^This  is  only  one  of  scores  of  such  features  that  you  are  going 
to  get  as  long  as  you  are  a  Universal  exhibitor.  We've  got  a 
whole  ranch  full  of  feature  companies  working  on  two  and 
three-reel  features  and  nothing  else — and  you're  going  to  get 
them  all  without  extra  cost  I 

Now  do  you  begin  to  see  that  we  are  in  deadly  earnest 
when  we  say  we  intend  to  upset  all  film  traditions  and 
give  you  the  grandest  service  you  ever  dreamed  of  ? 
Now  do  you  see  why  you  must  always — ■ 

Demand  That  Universal  Program" 


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Mecca  Bldg.,  B'way  at  48th  St.,  N.  T.  City 

Our  weekly  newspaper,  "The  Universal  Weekly,"  start- 
ing with  the  next  issue  adds  a  pictorial  supplement. 
It  is  a  new  form  of  lobby  display.   If  you  are  not 
getting   the   WEEKLY   send  us  your   name 
and    address    at    once.      This    is    very 
important. 


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Universal  Exhibitors 
Letters  and  Telegrams 

They  tell  us  we  are  "putting  it  all  over"  any  other  program  ever 
arranged  and  that  they  only  hope  we  will  maintain  our  present 
standard  of  quality!  But  we're  going  to  do  better  than  that  '^ecause 
we  intend  to  improve  our  alreadj^  fine  program  every  week! 


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"SHE  SLEPT  THROUGH  IT  ALL" 

(Comedy) 

Monday,  January  6th,  1913 

A  King  Baggot  comedy  that  is  funnier 
than  a  joke  book.  One  fit  of  laughter  will 
follow  the  other. 

HEARTS  OF  THE  NORTH- 
LAND  (Drama) 
Thursday,  January  gth,  1913. 

It  tingles  with  excit- 
ing scenes  enacted  in  the 
picturesque   Northland. 

Beautiful  story,  bril- 
liant production. 

"THE 
BALDHEADED 

CLUB" 
—"SOCIETY   DAY 
AT  PIPING  ROCK" 


Saturday,  January  nth,  1913 

Funny?  Why,  it  is  so  funny 
that  the  Ha  Ha's  just  bubble 
out  of  every  inch.  Along  with 
it  a  day  with  America's  400. 


101]BIS0N 

"A  ROMANCE  OF  THE  UTAH   PIO- 
NEERS"  (Two-Reel  Drama) 
Tuesday,  January  7th,  1913 

A  totally  diflerent  sort  of  western  drama, 
depicting  the  joys  and  sorrows  of  the  "Hand 
Cart  Immigrants"  when  the  West  was  a 
vast  unknown.  Stupendous  mobilization 
scenes;  plenty  of  action. 

"AN  APACHE  FATHER'S  VEN- 
GEANCE" 
Saturday,  January  nth,  1913 

Because  the  Apache  maiden  was  clothed 
in  the  "pale  face"  lady's  gown  her  father 
wreaked  vengeance  on  the  garrison.  It 
teems  with  exciting  scenes. 

POWERS 

"ALMOST  A  HERO"— "AKRON,  OHIO" 
Wednesday,  January  8th,  1913 

Another  of  those  original  melancholy 
chasers.  It  will  delight  both  the  young- 
sters and  the  grown-ups.  On  the  same 
reel   an   interesting  scenic. 

"BAXTER'S  BUSY  DAY"   (Comedy) 
Friday,  January  loth,  1913 

You  are  going  to  burst  with  laughter  at 
this  new  and  novel  style  of  laugh-provoking 
farce. 


IVI  ILAN  O 


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"A  SECRET  OF  THE  SEA"  (Two-Reel  Drama) 
Saturday,  January  nth,  1913 
A  thrilling  romance   of  a   banker's   villainy,  a   sea   cap- 
tain's treachery  and  the  diary  of  a  dying  man  on  a  deserted 
island.     A  most  elaborately  staged  production. 


Peeps  Into  The   Future 

Only  a  few  more  masterful  touches  and  then  you  see 
the  Greatest  Military  Picture  of  a  Lifetime 


SHERIDAN'S 

Three  Reels.     101  Bison. 


RIDE 

Release  date  later 


.       "AN  ACCIDENTAL  SERVANT"  (Comedy) 
Tuesday,  January  7th,  1913 

When  she  mistook  him  for  a  servant  the  society  leader 
planned  to  keep  up  the  joke.  She  spoiled  it  all.  You  will 
like  the  funnv  way  in  which  she  did  it. 
"THE  RETURN  OF  LADY  LINDA"  (2-Reel  Drama) 
Thursday,  January  gth,  1913 
There  is  a  gorgeous  sublimity  about  it  that  surpasses 
your  greatest  expectations.  Enchanting  story,  elegant 
staging,   brilliant   production. 

"THE  COBBLER  AND  THE  FINANCIER" 

(Comedy-Drama) 

Sunday,  January  12th,  1913 

The  cobbler  couldn't  work  unless  he  sang;  the  financier 

couldn't  sleep  if  he  did.     See  how  a  pretty  girl  solved  the 

problem. 


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IBLTOKS! 


are  swamping  us  with 
of  Congratulations! 

They  tell  us  that  our  plan  of  letting  them  have  our  masterful  feature 
reels  every  week  without  extra  charge  is  making  it  unnecessary  for 
them  to  sacrifice  half  their  profits  to  so-called  "state  rights"  men.  If 
you  haven't  seen  our  films  lately,  DO  SO  AT  ONCE! 


REX 


NESTOR 


"THE  ACTRESS"  (Drama) 

Thursday,  January  gth,  1913 

It  scintillates  with  the  style  of  emotionalism  that  will 
infatuate   and  enthrall  you. 

"BYGONE  DAYS"  (Drama) 

Sunday,  January  12th,  1913 

A  pathetic  review  of  the  achievements  of  an  old  actor 
whom  the  public  had  deserted  to  die,  unwept  and  unknown. 

VICTOR 

"THE  LIE" 

Friday,  January  loth,  1913 

What  more  can  you  want?  A  thrilling,  enchanting  story 
and  very  superior  production.  A  picture  that  will  gain 
prestige  for  your  house.  A  picture  that  will  please  and 
entertain. 

CHAMPION 

"ART  AND  LOVE"  (Drama) 
Monday,  January  6th,  1913 

A  lovable  theme  portrayed  in  a  highly  artistic  manner, 
staged  amid  picturesque  surroundings. 

GEM 

"ABSINTHE" 
Tuesday,  January  7th,  1913 

If  you  are  looking  for  a  drama  that  will  grip  you  tight 
and  fascinate  you  until  the  very  last  scene  is  over,  be  sure 
to  book  this  one. 

The  ANIMATED  WEEKLY 

Wednesday,  January  8th,  1913 

If  you  read  it  in  the  paper  today,  you  will  see  it  on  the 
screen  tomorrow.     Nothing  of  importance  escapes  it. 


"CUPID'S  ASSISTANTS"  (Western  Comedy) 
Monday,  January  6th,  1913 

The  old  folks  had  planned  years  ago  who  the  young 
folks  were  to  marry.  Their  wishes  were  carried  out  in 
an  extremely  unexpected  and  humorous  manner. 

"GOLD  AND  DROSS"  (Western  Drama) 

Wednesday,  January  8th,  1913 

Deserting  a  loving  husband,  she  fled  with  the  miscreant, 
only  to  perish  on  the  lonely  desert.  Replete  with  exciting 
scenes. 

"THE  SUSPECT"  (Drama) 

Friday,  January  loth,  1913 

A  thrilling  western  story,  depicting  the  hazardous  ride 
of  a  cowpuncher's  wife  to  save  him  from  impending  dan- 
ger.    Aglow  with  excitement. 

CRYSTAL 

"HEROIC  HAROLD"— "A  NIGHT  AT  THE  CLUB" 
Sunday,  January  12th,  1913 

Two  purveyors  of  good  cheer;  merriment  in  every  foot. 

FRONTIER 

"THE  STRANGER  OF  THE  MOUNTAIN  RANCH" 

(Western  Drama) 

Wednesday,  January  8th,  1913 

A  sure  thriller,  fraught  with  exciting  scenes,  accentuated 
by  realistic  surroundings.  A  marvel  in  photography  and 
detail  of  production. 


Peeps   Into  The  Future 

Entirely  New  Idea  for  a  Western  Thriller — 
Don't  Wait — Demand  it  this  very  instant 

A     FRONTIER     PROVIDENCE 

Two  Reels.     101  Bison.     Released  Tuesday,  Jan.   14th 


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CALAMITY   ANNE'S   INHERITANCE 

A  farce  drama  featuring  that  peeress  of  character  leads,  Louise  Lester. 
The  second  of  the  series  —  Vou  cannot  afford  to  miss  it. 

Release  Date,  Saturday,  Jan.  11,  1913 


ANOTHER  MAN'S  WIFE 

A  Society  Drama  taken  from  life, 
portraying  a  realism  that  is  as  beautiful 
as  it  is  pathetic  —  gripping  and  con- 
vincing. 

Release  Date,  Monday,  Jan.  6,  1913 


THE  TRAIL  OF  CARDS 

A  Romance  depicting  the  ardor  of  a 
Mexican's  love  —  Intensely  dramatic  and 
thrilling  —  enacted  in  the  beauties  of 
California. 

Release  Date,  Thursday,   Jan.  9,  1913 


THREE  A  WEEK 


STAR  THEATER 
St.  Joseph,  Mich. 

December   i8,   1912. 
American  Film  Mfg.  Co., 
Chicago,  Ills. 

Dear  Sirs: 

A  "Flying  A"  Poster  in  my  lobby  is  certainly  a  drawing 
card  for  my  business. 

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Prop.  &  Mgr. 


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Let  the  Rising  Sun 

Be  Your  Guide! 

Exchanges  serving  Solax  are  the  ones  to  hook 
up  with— Be  amongi  the  "live  ones." 

W.  STEPHEN  BUSH,  in  THE  MOVING  PICTURE  WORLD,  says:  "Every 
exhibitor  in  the  country  should  show  the  Solax  production,  'The  Woman  Behind  the 
Man.' "  If  he  had  the  opportunity  of  seeing  the  following  he  would  say  the  same  of 
them. 

A  Million  Dollars 

Released  Wednesday,  January  8th 

A  story  of  a  clerk  who  wishes  that  all  the  wealth  of  the  world  were  re-distributed 
and  that  all  men  were  millionaires.  In  a  dream  he  has  his  wish,  and  he  finds  that 
because  they  have  the  money  they  need  the  bricklayers  refuse  to  work,  waiters,  con- 
ductors, motormen,  chauffeurs,  doctors  and  men  of  all  trades  stop  the  wheels  from 
going  around.  In  fact,  he  discovers  that  the  earth  stops  revolving  because  no  one 
cares  to  do  the  necessary  work.     In  this  production 

Darwin   Rarr 

Is  the  Feature. 


The  Mutiny  of  Mr.  HenpecK 

Released  Friday,  January  10th 

Mr.  Man  is  ill-treated  by  his  wife.  She  forces  him  to  do  the  housework  and  makes 
him  stay  at  home  and  entertain  the  frail  wife  of  her  brother,  a  prize  fighter,  while  she 
and  the  prize  fighter  go  out  to  theater  and  do  the  social  stunts.  The  neglected  wife 
and  poor  little  Mr.  Man  get  together  and  organize  a  concerted  action  against  their 
other  halves.     Pots,  pans  and  brooms  are  used  as  arguments. 


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manship and  romantic  situations. 


Thoroughbred  Hunters  taking  the  Hurdles — Rescue  from  Drowning — and  the  thrilling  ride  on  a 

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Extraordinary   Educational   Feature 

PRESIDENT  TAFT'S 

OFFICIAL    TOUR    OF    INSPECTION    OF    THE 

PANAMA  CANAL 

In    Two    Parts. 

Our  photographer  accompanies  the  Presidential  tour  as  a  member  of  the  official  party, 
leaving  Washington,  December  19th,  1912,  on  the  special  Presidential  train  and  is  with 
him  throughout  the  entire  trip, -aboard  the  battleships,  across  the  Isthmus  and  returning 
on  the  special  train  reaching  Washington,  December  31st,  1912.  He  has  been  assured 
every  facility  and  convenience  to  enable  him  to  obtain  the  best  possible  pictures.  We 
are  positively  the  only  independent  company  granted  this  privilege  of  accompanying 
the  official  party. 

Unique,  Exceptional  Pictures  Original  Features 

Every  Event  of  the  Entire  Presidential  Inspection. 
Magnificent  Military  Pageant  in  Honor  of  President  Taft. 
Tlie  Meeting  of  ttie  Waters  of  the  Atlantic  and  Pacific. 
The  Mammoth  Loclcs  in  Actual  Operation. 
Picking  Orchids,  Lemons  and  Oranges  from  Tops  of  Sub- 
merged Trees  in  the  Newly  Created  Lake  Gatun. 
The  Isthmus  From  Colon  to  Panama. 
Native  Life,  Customs  and  Industries. 
All  Prominent  Canal  Officials. 

ALL  NEW!!!        ALL  NEW!!! 

Positively  the  first  time  presented  or  photograplied. 

The  most  opportune  pictures  ever  produced.  The  entire  world  is  interested  in  this 
great  maritime  canal.  The  settlement  of  the  international  toll  problem  is  occupying 
the  attention  of  every  newspaper  and  they  are  devoting  columns  of  space  to  the  Canal, 
thus  securing  advertising  of  a  nature  impossible  under  any  other  circumstances. 

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GREAT  MULTIPLE  REEL 

BRONCHO  HEADLINERS 

All  Containing  Tremendous  Casts  and  Depicting  Scenes  of  Spectacularism  and  Wonderful  Dramatic  Interpretation 


Scene  from  "A   BLUEGRASS   ROMANCE" 


"A  BLUEGRASS  ROMANCE'' 

2  Reels,  January  15 

A  thrilling  episode  of  the  Civil  War,  in  which  a  youth  saves  the  Southern  armv  and 
loses  his  life,     A  high  dramatic  offering,  vividly  reproducing  wonderful  scenes  of  war 

"A  SHADOW  OF  THE  PAST"- 2  Reels,  January  22 
COMING!        COMING!        COMING! 

"THE  BATTLE  OF  GETTYSBURG" 

A  faithful  reproduction  of  the  greatest  battle  of  the  Civil  War,  with  thousands  of  soldiers  locked 
in  a  death  struggle.     Thrilling  charges — hand  to  hand  conflicts — deeds  of  daring  and  heroism. 

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"The  Bravery  of  Dora" 

A  thrilling  story  of  ranch  life,  in  which  a  skirmish  between  Mexicans  and  U.  S.  troops  and  the  quick  wit  of 
a  sweetheart  play  important  parts. 

•'John  Arthur's  Trust" 

Thursday,  January  2 

Arthur  Johnson  and  Lottie  Briscoe  in 
the  leading  roles 

Lottie  Bristol's  fortune  of  many  millions  is,  by  her 
father's  will,  left  in  trust  to  John  Arthur.  Lottie  falls 
in  love  with  an  adventurer.  Count  Borni,  who  per- 
suades the  girl  to  go  abroad  to  get  married.  Arthur 
follows  the  couple  and  finds  Borni  in  a  gambling  room, 
losing  the  girl's  mone}'  and  exhibiting  her  picture  as 
evidence  of  prospective  fortune.  Arthur  knocks  the 
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but  on  reconsideration  Lottie  resolves  that  he  shall  be 
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A  comedy,  in  which  two  sons  cleverly  outwit  their  fathers,  with  a  pretty  love  story  thrown  in. 

"A  Guilty  Conscience''  ^^^  Feet  Friday,  January  3 

A  mirth-provoking  comedy — the  story  a   true  one — the  episode  occurred  in  one  of  our  eastern  cities. 

Saturday,  January  4 


'•The  Love  Token" 


An  interesting  and  exciting  western  drama,  in  which  the  love  token  from  a  sweetheart  to  her  lover  plays  an 
important  part. 

''Courageous  Blood"  Monday,  January  6 

A  Mexican  border  drama,  in  which  Mary  Burke,  a  ranch  owner,  outwits  a  band  of  rustlers,  but  at  a  terrible  cost. 

TWO  REELS  *^xhe  Mexican  Spy"  two  reels 

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Mary  Lee,  daughter  of  the  paymaster,  is  in  love  with  Colonel  Loring's  son,  Tom.  He  is  a  reckless  chap, 
with  bad  habits.  Mary  endeavors  to  reform  him,  but  is  unsuccessful.  Tom  appropriates' $5,000  from  the  pay- 
master's safe  to  pay  a  gambling  debt  to  Senor  Luis  Rivera,  who  is  a  Mexican  spy.  Rivera  offers  to  return  the 
money  if  Tom  will  get  the  plans  of  the  fortifications  from  the  otfice  of  the  colonel.  Tom  secures  the  plans. 
Mary  discovers  the  treason,  pledges  her  jewels,  gives  her  lover  the  money  and  forces  him  to  return  the  papers. 
Tom  later  joins  the  army  on  the  border,  and  Mary  receives  an  appointment  as  a  Red  Cross  nurse.  She  is  sent 
to  a  distant  point.  When  the  wagon  pulls  up  for  the  trip  she  finds  that  Tom  is  the  driver.  The  wagon  is 
attacked  by  Me.xicans,  with  Rivera  in  command.  A  battle  ensues,  in  which  Tom  is  badly  wounded,  but  Mary 
nurses  him  back  to  life. 


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"PLANTING  THE  SPRING  GARDEN »' 

Comedy— Monday ,  December  30th 

Mrs.  Citiman  sets  her  fat  husband  to  work  planting  the  garden.  He  gets  tired  and  rebels. 
He  burns  up  all  the  garden  tools.-  They  have  a  hot  old  time  and  make  a  laughable  spectacle. 
Miss  Finch  is  skinny  Mrs.  C.  and  Hughie  Mack  is  fat  Mr.  C. 

Society  Drama — Tuesday,  December  31st 

She  marries  for  spite  because  she  can't  have  the  man  she  wants.  She  afterwards  finds  she 
has  married  the  better  man.     Then  she  gives  her  husband  the  love  she  withheld  from  him. 

** CASEY  AT  THE  BAT** 

"LOVE  HATH  WROUGHT  A  MIRACLE'* 

Comedy  and  Comedy  Drama— Wednesday ,  Jan*  1st,  1913 

Casey,  the  hero  of  the  Mudville  B.  B.  C,  fails  to  carry  his  club  to  victory.  His  glor/  de- 
parts from  him,  also  his  sweetheart.  Love  cures  a  cripple  and  brings  him  health  and  happiness. 

"THE  ADVENTURE  OF  THE  COUNTERFEIT  BILLS" 

Detective  Story — Thursday,  Jan*  2ndy  1913 

Lambert  Chase,  the  Detective,  catches  a  maker  of  the  "Queer"  red  handed.  Maurice  Cos- 
tello,  as  Chase,  gives  a  thrilling  portrayal  of  a  daring  capture. 


"MR.  BOLTER'S  NIECE 


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Comedy — Friday,   Jan,  3rd,  1913 


Little  Helen   Costello  as  the  niece,  and  Bunny  as  Bolter,  make   a  funny  team.      Miss   Finch, 
as  the  old  maid  next  door,  falls  in  love  with  the  niece,  then  with  Bolter,  whom  she  marries. 

"A  BIT  OF  BLUE    RIBBON  "       Westem-Saturday,  Jan.  4th,  1913 

An  old  horse  and  a  bit  of  blue  ribbon  bring  a  villain  to  justice.     The  old  horse  saves  the 
life  of  his  friend.     He  carries  his  young  owner  to  the  rescue  of  her  sweetheart. 


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'THE  ANGEL  OF  THE  DESERT"— Western  Vision.  MONDAY,  JAN.  6th 
"THE  WINGS  OF  A  MOTH"— A  Mother's  Warning.  TUESDAY,  JAN.  7th 
"THE  DELAYED  LETTER"— A  Life-saver.  WEDNESDAY,  JAN.  8th 

"TWO  OF  A  KIND"      I  r„,„„j:„,  TwiTocriAv    TAxr      .r. 

"BETTY'S  BABY"  \  Comedies.  THURSDAY,  JAN.  gth 

"THE  ADVENTURE  OF  THE  AMBASSADOR'S 

DISAPPEARANCE"— Detective.  FRIDAY,  JAN.  loth 

"O'HARA  HELPS  CUPID"— A  Wise  One.  SATURDAY,  JAN.  fith 


Special  Features,  "THE  LITTLE  MINISTER,"  from  J.  M.  Barrie's 
stoj-y,  in  three  parts,  released  Monday,  January  13th,  1913, 
"THE  VENGEANCE  OF  DURAND,  OR  THE  TWO  PORTRAITS" 
in  two  parts,  written  especially  for  the  Vitagraph  Company  by 
Rex  Beach,  released  Friday,  January  24th,  1913. 

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A  Dangerous  Wager 

A  dare-devil  cowpuncher  bets  $10.00  he  can  hold  up  the  stage   with 
his  old  pipe.     This  foolish  bet  nearly  costs  Mr.  Cowpuncher  his  life. 

Released  Monday,  Jan.  13th 
Especially  attractive  one  and  three-sheet  posters 


Red  Sweeney's  Mistake 

Red  Sweeney  appropriated  a  phoney  dia- 
mond, thinking  it  was  the  real  thing,  and  did 
not  learn  of  his  mistake  until  he  was  arrested 
for  the  theft. 

Released  Wednesday,  Jan.  15th 

One  and  Three-sheet  posters 


A  Hero's  Reward 

The  Chief  of  the  Mudville  Fire  Department 
is  in  love  with  Iva,  and  claims  her  hand  on  the 
strength  of  his  record,  but  he  has  a  rival  and 
what  the  latter  does  to  him  is  a  plenty. 

(On  the  Same  Reel.) 


King  Cotton 

Showing  all  the  operations  of 
raising  cotton  and  manufacturing 
the  cloth,  from  the  planting  to  the 
finished  product  ready  for  my 
lady's  adornment. 

Released  Friday,  Jan.  17th 

A  Desperate 
::  Chance 

This  thrilling  railroad  story  will 
pack  your  house,  Mr.  Exhibitor. 

Confusion  in  orders  sends  two 
trains  thundering  down  the  line, 
and  when  a  wreck,  with  immense 
loss  of  life,  seems  certain,  a  plucky 
girl  sidetracks  the  first  train  just 
in  time  to  allow  the  second  one  to 
pass  without  a  collision. 

Released  Saturday,  Jan.  18th 


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No.  1 


ADVERTISING    FOR    EXHIBITORS 42 

AMONG    THE    PICTURE    THEATERS 39 

AT    THE   SIGN    OF    THE    FLAMING    AEC3 84 

AVOID    CRIME    AND    CAEBION, 

by  W.    Stephen    Bush 25 

CALENDAR    OF    INDEPENDENT    RELEASES 72 

CALENDAR    OF     LICENSED     BELBASK8 «9 

CHICAGO     LETrBB      56 

COMMENTS   ON   THE  FILMS    (Licensed) 60 

COMMENTS    ON    THE    FILMS    (Independent) 51 

"CONQDERED,    OR    THE    MADCAP    PRINCESS" 

(Gt.  Northern),  by  Loals  R.  Harrison 31 

CORRESPONDENCE    86 

"DIP  INTO  SOCIETY,   A"    (Crystal) 88 

DOINGS     AT     LOS    ANGELES 3U 

FACTS    AND    COMMENTS 24 


CASBON    IMPOKTEES. 

FBORUP,     L.     E 104 

KIBWERT,      CHAS.      L IW 

REISINGER,     HUGO 81 

ELECTRICAL     &    MECHANICAL    EftUIPMENT. 

BELL    &     HOWELL »5 

CALBHUFF,     CHAS.     L IM 

CHICAGO     M.     P.     SUPPLY     CO 95 

CHICAGO      PROJECTING     CO 95 

DETROIT     ENGINE     WORKS     101 

ENTERPRISE    OPTICAL    CO 101 

FOOS    GAS    ENGINE    CO 10« 

FORT     WAYNE     ELECTRICAL     WORKS 101 

HALLBERG.     J.     H 106 

LAVEZZI     MACHINE     WORKS 81 

MOORE-HUBBLE     CO 76 

PICrrUBE     THEATER     EQUIPMENT     CO 100 

SCHNEIDER,      E 106 

SMITH,      L.      C 81 

WHITE     SPECIALTY     CO 81 

FEATTiaE  FILMS. 

AMERICA'S     FEATURE     FILM    CO 100 

BUFFALO    BILL   &    PAWNEE    BILL    FILM    CO     75 

CONOLY,   JOSEPH    (BeTcrly   B.    Dobbs) 95 

COSMOPOLITAN     FILMS     (K.     W.     Linn) 18 

FEATURE    FILM    CO.,     (New    York) 91 

FEATURE     FILM     MFG.     CO 11 

FEDERAL    FEATURE    FILM    SUPPLY    CO -81 

GENERAL    FILM    CO 70,  71 

GREAT    NORTHERN    SP.     FEAT.    FILM    CO..     10 
IMPERIAL    FEATURE    FILM    CO.     (Pittsburgh)    101 

M.    &   F.    FEATURE    FILM    CO 74 

MAJESTIC    FEATURE    FILM    CO 75 

MASKO    FILM    CO 95 

MIRACLE,      THE 102 

NEW     YORK     FILM     CO 94,97 

NORTHERN     FEATURE     FILM     EXCHANGE..     82 

PRINCE     FEATURE     FILM     CO 01 

UNITED    FEATURE    FILM    CO 106 

UNITED    STATES    FILM    CO 16 

WARNERS     FEATURES 73 

WORLDS     BEST     FILM     CO 91 

IMPORTERS    AND    DEALERS. 

WESTERN     FILM     BROKERS 82 

FIEEPEOOF     APPARATUS. 

TRAINER.     C.     W 103 

FILM  EXCHANGES. 

BRADENBURG,    G.    W.     (Phlla.) 07 

BRADENBUBG,     G.     W.     (New     York) 100 

LAEMilLE     FILM     SERVICE 103 

UNIVERSAL     FILM     EXCHANGE 105 

FILM    UANTTFACTTTRERS    (Miscellaneous). 

BRONCHO     FILM     CO 12 

KAY-BEE     14 


INDEX  TO  CONTENTS. 

POLKS  ORDINANCE  BEFORE  MAYOR  GAYN0R.61 

FOREIGN     TRADE     NOTES     59 

"FRONTIER    PROVIDENCE,    A"     (Bison) 63 

IN   THE    MISSISSIPPI    VALLEY 68 

INDEPENDENT    FILM    STORIES 84 

INDEPENDENT    RELEASE    DATES 96 

INQUIRIES 53 

LICENSED     FILM     STORIES 76 

■LICENSED    RELEASE    DATES 98 

LOUISVILLE     66 

MANUFACTURERS'     ADVANCE    NOTES 62 

MOTION    PICrrURE    EXHIBITORS'    LEAGUE 60 

MOVING    PICTURE    EDUCATOR 54 

NEW    ENGLAND    68 

OBSERVATIONS    BY   MAN    ABOUT   TOWN 38 

INDEX  TO  ADVERTISERS. 

KEYSTONE    FILM    CO 13 

KINEMACOLOR    CO.    OF    AMERICA 81 

MUTUAL    FILM     CORPORATION 87 

INDEPENDENT    FILM    MANUFACnTHEBS. 
(Film   Supply   Co.) 

AMERICAN      8 

AMMEX    MOTION    PICTURE    MFG.    CO 79 

FILM    SUPPLY    CO.    OP    AMERICA 97 

GAUMONT     4-85 

ITALA      106 

MAJESTIC      03 

RELIANCE      89 

SOLAX      0 

THANHOUSER      2 

INDEPENDENT    FILM    MANTJFACTUBEES. 
(Universal). 

AMBROSIO    AMERICAN    CO 13 

CRYSTAL     FILM     CO 87 

ECLAIR     FILM     CO 92-93 

UNIVERSAL    FIL.M    .MFRS 5-6-7 

LICENSED    FILM    MANUFACyTUBERS. 

EDISON      10 

ESiSANAY      * 

KALEM     22 

KLEINE      18-79 

LUBIN      20 

MELIES     10' 

PATHE-FRERES     17 

SELI6     09 

VITAGRAPH     21 

LECTURES, 

MARION,     LOUISE     M 104 

SMITH,    NAT    B "6 

LENS    MANUFACTUBEES. 

BAUSCH    &    LOMB    OPTICAL   CO 91 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

A.    B.    C.    CO "9 

AMERICAN   SONG  SLIDE   &  POSTER  CO 9S 

BIOSCOPE,     THE     75 

BRADY,     A 76 

CHALMERS    PUBLISHING    CO 104 

CLAPHAM,    A.    J 94 

CLASSIFIED    ADVERTISEMENTS     94 

CORCORAN.    A.    J 106 

EASTMAN    KODAK   CO 104 

EL    MUNDO    CINEMATOGRAFICO 74 

EXHIBITORS    ADV.    &    SPECIALTY    CO 69 

FILM   CHEMICAL  CO 101 

GREATER    J.    D.    WILLIAMS    AMUS.    CO 82 

HBTZ,    L 82 

HOKE.    GEO.    M 103 

McINTIRE    &    RICHTER     101 

McKENNA    BROS.    BRASS     CO 81 


PHILADELPHIA     67 

PHOTOPLAY  WRIGHT,    THE    44 

PITTSBURGH     87 

PROGRESS    OF     NATIONAL    EXPOSITION 32 

PROJECTION    DEPARTMENT     48 

ST.    LOUIS    68 

SONG     SLIDE     RELEASES 74 

STORIES   OF  THE  FILMS    (Licensed) 78 

STORIES    OF    THE    FILMS    (Independent) 84 

STUDIO   SAUNTERINGS, 

by   Louis    Reeves   Harrison 28 

SYRACUSE     UNIVERSITY     COURSE 29 

TELLING   THE   TRUTH    TO  THE    EXHIBITOR, 

by    John    B.     aymer 36 

TITLES    AND    SUB-TITLES, 

by    Hanford    C.    Judson -28 

.MOVING   PICTURE    WORLD    (Binders) 74 

MOVING  PICTURE    WORLD    (Handbook) 83 

.MURPHY,    C.    J 82 

NATIONAL    TICKET    CO •• 

NATIONAL   X-RAY    REFLECTOR   CO 97 

NEWMAN      MFG.      CO 82 

NIP    MFG.    CO 81 

OZONE    PURE    AIRIFIER    CO 88 

PHOTOPLAY    ADV.    &    SPECIALTY    CO 99 

PHOTO    RECORDS    101 

RAW     FILM     SUPPLY     CO 10* 

SARGENT,    E.    W 108 

SCENARIO   PUBLISHING    CO 81 

SHOW   CARD   CO 76 

THEATER  BROKERAGE  EXCHANGE 101 

THEATER  RECORD  LEDGER  CO 95 

THOMAS,     G.     H 82 

TRADE    CIRCULAR    ADDRESSING    CO 103 

VONNEGUT    HARDWARE    CO 102 

ZENITH    MFG.    CO 108 

MOVING    PICTURE    MACHINE    MFBS. 

AMERICAN 104 

EDISON      10 

ENTERPRISE   OPTICAL   CO 77 

POWER'S    CAMERAGRAPH    108 

SIMPLEX     68 

MUSICAL    INSTRUMENTS. 

AMERICAN    PHOTOPLAYER    SALES    CO 81 

OSHKOSH    METAL   PRODUCTS    CO 77 

SCHUELKE     ORGAN     CO 82,100 

SINN,    C.    E 101 

WURLITZER,    RUDOLPH     102 

OPEBA    CHAIB    MANUFACTTUBERS. 

AMERICAN   SEATING    CO 106 

ANDREW,-    A.    H 106 

BENNETT,     GEO.     W 106 

HARDESTY    CHAIR    CO 106 

STEEL     FURNITURE    CO 106 

WISCONSIN     SEATING     CO 106 

PROJECTION    SCREENS. 

AMERICAN    THEATER   CURTAIN    CO 102 

MIRROROIDE     CO 102 

MIRROR    SCREEN    CO 81 

SIMPSON.    A.     L.     , 103 

SONG    &   ADVERTISING    SLIDES. 

BATTERSHALL   &   OLESON    74 

DEUEL,    S.    HOYT 74 

ERKER      BROS 74 

MIDLAND    TRANSPARENCY    74 

SCOTT  &   VAN    ALTENA    74 

UTILITY    TRANSPARENCY    CO 74 

THEATRICAL  ARCHITECTS.  , 

DECORATORS'    SUPPLY    CO 103 


24 


THE   MOVING  PICTURE  WORLD 


Facts  and  Comments 


ARE  there  not  two  sides  to  this  question  of  legally 
barring  unaccompanied  minors  from  electric 
theaters?  We  know  there  are  many  exhibitors 
who  think  their  very  existence  is  threatened  by  a  strict 
enforcement  of  the  law.  In  most  cases  of  this  character 
the  exhibitors  have  gone  after  children's  patronage, 
stimulating  it  with  the  distribution  of  prizes  and  free 
admissions.  A  drastic  application  of  the  law  would  in 
their  cases  undoubtedly  mean  an  immediate  loss.  The 
authorities  in  many  places  have  a  habit  of  tolerating  even 
an  open  violation  of  the  law  for  weeks  and  months. 
Then  comes  a  concerted  protest  of  some  societies  or  in- 
dividuals, the  police  are  forced  to  act  and  the  exhibitor 
invariably  gets  the  worst  of  it. 

* 

The  way  to  abolish  an  obnoxious  law  is  not  by  evasion 
or  open  violation,  but  by  an  intelligent  agitation  for  its 
speedy  repeal.  A  few  days  ago  an  exhibitor,  careless 
rather  than  deliberate  in  the  breaking  of  the  law  exclud- 
ing unaccompanied  minors,  stood  before  a  local  New 
York  magistrate  in  a  most  humiliating  position.  Not 
only  was  he  fined  heavily,  but  the  judge  made  it  pain- 
fully plain  to  him  that  a  repetition  of  the  ofifense  would 
mean  imprisonment.  This  particular  exhibitor  might  as 
well  sell  out  and  move  away.  He  is  a  marked  man,  and 
the  evidence  against  him  on  a  second  charge  is  not  likely 
to  be  scrutinized  too  closely.  The  heavy  fine  probably 
more  than  wiped  out  his  receipts  from  the  admission  of 
unaccompanied  children,  and  he  has  in  addition  lost  the 
confidence  of  his  neighbors. 

* 
We  have  never  been  able  to  see  the  financial  advan- 
tages of  an  excessive  and  disproportionate  attendance  of 
children  without  parents  or  guardians,  even  where  the 
law  did  not  stand  in  the  way.  Almost  invariably  a  noisy 
and  not  always  good-natured  faction  develops  and  the 
grown-up  patrons  are  greatly  annoyed.  The  exuberance 
of  early  youth  is  a  fine  thing,  but  it  detracts  the  specta- 
tor's attention  from  what  is  being  shown  on  the  screen. 

*     *     * 

EVERY  day  brings  us  letters  from  exhibitors  en- 
closing newspaper  comments  on  the  motion  picture. 
All  these  clippings  are  interesting  in  themselves, 
and  we  only  wish  we  had  space  for  them  all  in  the  col- 
umns of  The  Moving  Picture  World.  We  appreciate 
these  clippings  especially  for  the  intelligent  interest  dis- 
played by  the  exhibitor  who  goes  to  the  trouble  of  select- 
ing and  mailing  them  to  us.  Out  of  the  accompanying 
letters  there  speaks  a  sincere  and  ardent  zeal  for  the 
betterment  of  the  picture.  Exhibitors  are  jealous  of  the 
good  name  of  their  profession  and  never  fail  to  come 
forward  in  its  defense  against  the  assaults  of  ignorance 
and  prejudice. 

/    *     *     * 

EXHIBITORS  have  it  in  their  power  to  promote 
and  popularize  genuine  educational  films.  Ex- 
changes who  are  afraid  of  educational  pictures, 
even  when  they  have  the  character  of  features,  base  their 
attitude  on  the  alleged  indiiTerence  both  of  exhibitors  and 


public.  If  the  exhibitor  had  only  one  educational  pro- 
gram every  week  it  would  mean  an  improvement  in  the 
manufacture  and  sale  of  educational  films.  We  think  it 
a  mistake  to  throw  the  educational  film  into  an  ordinary 
promiscuous  program.  The  contrast  is  too  great  and 
sudden.  The  patrons  are  not  in  the  mood  to  appreciate 
it.  We  have  little  doubt  that  on  educational  nights  some 
of  the  ordinary  patrons  would  stay  away,  but  this  falling 
off  will  in  the  course  of  time  surely  be  made  good  by  the 
coming  of  a  new  kind  of  patrons,  who  only  attend  on 
educational   nights.      Intelligent   advertising   will   insure 

this  result. 

*     *     * 

THE  Moving  Picture  World  notes  with  satisfac- 
tion the  complete  victory  for  Sunday  pictures  won 
at  a  special  election  at  Pierre,  South  Dakota.  We 
have  before  us  specimens  of  the  literature  used  in  the 
campaign.  The  friends  of  the  Sunday  entertainment  set 
forth  their  position  in  temperate  language,  sticking  strict- 
\y  to  the  merits  of  the  case.  We  are  sorry  to  say  that  the 
opposition,  led  by  the  ministers  of  the  town,  resorted  to 
personal  abuse  and  all  kinds  of  scurrilous  language. 
Their  pamphlets  were  full  of  such  gems  of  logic  as  this : 
"The  reference  to  the  Blue  Laws  is  a  jab  at  the  very 
basis  upon  which  our  institutions  have  had  their  per- 
petuity." There  is  little  doubt  that  the  public  sentiment 
of  the  whole  country  is  in  favor  of  rational  Sunday  enter- 
tainments under  suitable  restrictions.  Whenever  the  pro- 
gressive exhibitor  understands  how  to  crystallize  this 
sentiment  and  rally  it  around  him  the  result  is  a  foregone 
conclusion  when  the  people  vote  on  the  Sunday  question. 


Avoid  Crime  and  Carrion 

By  W.  Stephen  Bush. 

THE  Moving  Picture  World  does  not  have  to  de- 
fine its  stand  on  the  question  of  objectionable  pic- 
tures. It  is  and  ever  will  be  the  relentless  and 
uncompromising  foe  of  any  pictures  showing  or  suggest- 
ing crime,  scandal  or  immorality.  We  will  continue  to 
prefer  the  springs  to  the  sewers.  A  decided  majority  of 
the  manufacturers  hold  our  views,  but  the  delinquent 
minority  has  too  much  power  for  evil,  and  the  public  and 
the  press  too  often  confound  the  good  with  the  bad. 

On  the  assumption  that  no  human  being  acts  without 
a  motive,  we  are  puzzled  to  find  reasons  for  "the  Where- 
fore of  the  Thusness." 

Here  we  are  something  like  five  millions  of  us  right 
around  the  City  Hall.  The  yellow  press  has  its  keen- 
scented  vultures  perched  on  every  top  and  spire,  hungry 
for  the  sight  of  carrion.  In  spite  of  this  unwholesome 
activity,  and  with  every  desire  to  exaggerate  and  "em- 
bellish" tales  of  crime  and  scandal,  the  daily  output  of 
rancid  sensations  is  pleasingly  negligible.  The  plain 
fact  of  the  matter  is  that  but  a  very  small  percentage  of 
the  population  fall  afoul  of  the  law,  and  sordid  crimes  are 
on  the  decline  everywhere. 

Even  in  the  present  improved  condition  of  things  we 
are  not  holding  the  mirror  up  to  nature.  We  distort 
things.     The   moving  picture   camera   ought   to   be   the 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


best  and  most  perfect  mirror.  What  we  hold  up  to 
nature  is  too  often  a  "trick  mirror,"  which  makes  us  see 
impossible  dwarfs  and  impossible  giants  and  all  kinds  of 
hideous  and  unnatural  shapes.  There  is  even  at  this 
time  an  undue  excess  of  burglars,  highway  robbers, 
knifemen  and  gunmen  and  desperados  of  both  sexes. 

What  is  there  to  interest  or  please  any  normal  human 
being  in  seeing  a  masked  man  step  from  behind  a  clump 
of  bushes  and  hold  a  pistol  up  to  another  man's  face? 
What  iine  ethical  purpose  is  to  be  served  in  watching 
one  man  stab  another?  What  is  there  edifying,  uplifting, 
amusing  or  entertaining  in  showing  the  stealing  of  cattle 
or  a  scene  of  blood  and  violence  in  a  manufactured 
"Western"  gambling  den?  Is  life  nothing  but  a  struggle 
between  sheriffs  and  burglars?  Glancing  over  the  titles 
in  the  last  issue  of  The  Moving  Picture  World  we  find 
"burglars."  "bandits,"  "sleuths,"  "apaches,"  "black- 
mailers," sprinkled  pretty  freely  among  releases  of  all 
groups  of  manufacturers.  These  burglars  in  motion 
pictures  are  rarely  romantic  or  even  theatrical  burglars, 
they  are  the  plain  realistic  burglars,  who  commit  burglary 
with  all  the  details  found  in  the  penal  code  and  they 
"leave  no  ceremony  out."  It  is  a  most  distressing  ex- 
perience to  a  friend  of  the  motion  picture  to  see  a  father 
or  mother  hold  her  hand  over  the  face  of  a  little  girl  or 
boy  while  the  burglar  breaks  into  a  house. 

There  are  directors,  most  of  them  outside  the  ranks 
of  organized  manufacturers,  who  complain  of  their  in- 
ability to  interest  the  public  without  the  portrayal  of 
crime.  They  are  either  quacks  or  apprentices ;  such 
words  can  never  come  to  the  lips  of  a  master.  It  is 
pitiful  to  see  the  helplessness  of  certain  producers  the 
moment  you  deny  them  access  to  the  old  melodramatic 
formulas.  Some  point  to  Shakespeare  and  his  plays  and 
find  therein  a  foolish  satisfaction  and  excuse.  Alas,  the 
Shakespeare  of  the  motion  picture  has  not  as  yet  ar- 
rived. While  we  are  waiting  for  his  appearance  it  would 
be  well  to  keep  awa.'^  from  all  handling  of  crin^  for 
the  present  and  the  near  future.  /^  .1" 

We  realize  that  this  life  is  not  a  succession  "^  'pink 
teas  or  a  melodious  prelude  to  the  millennium'.'' '  Wrong 
and  evil  are  stern  realities.  Life  is  not  only  real  and 
earnest,  but  also  full  of  trouble.  In  one  of  the  finest 
and  earliest  tragedies  of  the  world's  literature  \y^  read 
that  man  is  "born  to  trouble,  even  as  the  sparks  fly  up- 
ward." There  would  be  no  history  were  it  not  for  the 
eternal  struggle  between  good  and  evil.  Material  for 
interesting  stories  lies  all  around  us  and  we  do  not  have 
to  reserve  the  camera  for  the  actualities  of  the  criminal 
calendar.  There  is  the  vast  storehouse  of  the  past,  the 
literature  that  has  remained  after  a  process  of  elimina- 
tion, extending  often  over  centuries.  This  rich  field  is 
far  from  being  exhausted.  The  inequalities  of  modern 
life,  the  defects  in  our  social  fabric,  the  tragic  moments 
in  our  present  day  civilization,  the  human  aspects  of  our 
political  systems,  the  mental  and  moral  development  of 
great  minds,  capable  of  defying  convention  and  break- 
ing the  fetters  of  tradition — these  are  but  a  very  few  of 
the  subjects  that  would  seem  to  be  splendid  material  for 
the  ambitious  producer.  The  struggle  of  the  ideal  against 
the  material,  an  everlasting  contest  renewed  in  every 
age,  is  going  on  all  around  us.  If  "life  is  the  pendulum 
betwixt  a  smile  and  tear"  we  may  tell  a  thousand  phases 
of  its  story  without  any  description  of  crime. 

The  modern  American  stage  is  comparatively  free 
from  crime  and  the  successful  playwright  of  the  day  is 
the  one  who  scrupulously  eschews  crime  in  the  prepara- 
tion of  his  plot.  We  might  learn  from  these  men.  Even 
where  they  paint  the  darker  sides  of  life  and  seek  to 
illustrate  its  sinister  forces  it  is  almost  always  against 
an  optimistic  background.    The  few  exceptions  like  Zola, 


Ibsen  Nietzsche,  prove  the  prevailing  rule  of  modern 
dramatic  endeavor.  It  is  unfortunate  that  such  highly 
gifted  minds  suffer  from  such  obliqueness  of  vision  see- 
ing nothing  but  the  evil,  the  abnormal,  the  degenerate 
and  the  repellant  in  life.  However,  philosophic  pessimism 
is  not  among  the  faults  of  the  motion  picture  and  we  may 
well  be  thankful  for  that.  It  is  one  of  the  instances 
where  intellectual  limitation  is  a  distinct  blessing  without 
any  disguise  whatever. 

We  have  seen  few  pictures  with  a  deep  morbid  ap- 
peal. The  offense  always  lies  on  the  surface,  and  as 
pointed  out  in  this  article  as  a  rule  consists  in  an  undue 
exaltation  of  real  crime  as  a  factor  or  a  phenomenon  in 
our  present  social  life. 


THE  LATE  HARRY  CASHMAN. 

In   Memoriam. 
What  little  heed  we  give  to  that 
Which  overhangs  us  all; 
What  little  thought  we  give  unto 
The  old  grim  reaper's  call. 
We  tread  our  different  paths  in  life 
In  happiness  or  woe, 
And  seldom  think  that  soon  or  late 
'Twill  be  our  time  to  go. 
And  now  to  him  who's  passed  beyond 
Our  sympathies  arise. 
And  yet  his  soul  is  happy 
In  his  new  home  in  the  skies. 
He  rests  in  Peace;  he's  in  God's  care, 
While  angels  softly  sing. 
Oh,  grave,  where  is  thy  victory; 
Oh,  death,  where  is  thy  sting! 

FRANK  DAYTON. 


NEW  EQUIPMENT  CONCERN. 

Walter  C.  DuBrock,  of  the  DuBrock  Feature  Film  Com- 
pany, and  Charles  Spinks,  a  former  cameraman,  who  holds 
a  number  of  patents  on  motion  picture  equipments,  are  the 
leading  spirits  in  the  Nip  Manufacturing  Company.  The 
concern  has  taken  factory  quarters  in  Foster  Avenue,  Chi- 
cago, and  is  prepared  to  manufacture  everything  in  the 
motion  picture  line.     M.  G.  Watkins  will  be  in  active  charge. 


26 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 

Studio  Saunterings 

Stealing   a   March   on   the   Famous   Players    Company — By   Louis  Reeves  Harrison 


H 


EY  MISTER!  Who  do  you  wish  to  see?" 
"Keep  out  of  there!"  and  other  admonitions 
more  forcible  than  fastidious,  more  energetic 
than  elegant,  were  hurled  at  me  with  house-painter  ac- 
curacy, but  I  emerged  unsplashed  in  the  midst  of  an  in- 
teresting scene,  all  the  more  attractive  to  an  impressionist 
because  it  was  not  set  for  the  occasion.  I  happened — 
really  and  truly— to  be  in  the  neighborhood,  and  was 
seized  with  a  sudden  hankering  for  a  view  of  what  was 
going  on  in  one  of  the  largest  of  many  studios,  this  one 
yet  "unsauntered."  and  went  on  impulse. 

I  own  to  curiosity,  but  mingled  with  it  in  appetizing 
proportion  was  remembrance  of  a  brief  association  with 
Ed  Porter  as  a  sort  of  hampering  assistant  in  the  pro- 
duction of  "Little  Major."  He  bore  with  me  so  patiently 
and  so  generously  allowed  me  to  imagine  that  I  made 
one  or  two  suggestions  of  value  on  that  memorable  occa- 
sion that  I  have  never  entirely  recovered  from  the  de- 
lusion that  I  might  have  been  a  director  and  respected 
by  all  instead  of  a  much-deplored  critic. 

So  it  happened,  one  night — I  crept  in  "under  cover  of 
darkness,"  like  the  villain  in  the  play — escaping  a  rattling 
fire  of  pickets  on  the  way,  and  was  inside  the  fortress 
before  my  identity  vC'as  discovered.  There  was  a  scene 
in  preparation,  that  of  one  of  the  most  beautiful  plays 
ever  presented  on  the  stage,  and  a  mere  glimpse  of  stalk- 
ing men  in  uniform  flashed  on  my  mind  a  fascinated 
audience  listening  with  their  hearts  while  Anthgny .Hope's 
message  was  whispered  to  them  in  every  line/^iiLov.?  is 
all!    Love  is  all!    Love  is  all!"  'j  ■•' 

"The  Prisoner  of  Zenda"  was  there  in  •person,  not  a 


great  actor  in  character  guise,  and  near  him  stood  Ed 
Porter  in  consultation  with  a  tall  man  of  Wagnerian 
countenance,  one  glowing  with  worldly  knowledge  widely 
gathered  and  assembled  in  the  form  of  intellectual  exal- 
tation, easily  recognized  as  Daniel  Frohman.  I  waited. 
The  busy  director  might  say,  "You  will  really  have  to 
excuse  me,"  but  he  did  not.  Ed  Porter  turned  to  where 
I  stood,  and  a  kindly  "look-who's-here"  smile  sparkled  in 
his  eyes.  I  was  welcomed  with  the  warm  friendship  that 
I  felt  at  the  sight  of  him. 

The  really  great  actor  never  draws  a  line  between  him- 
self and  the  people  who  are  according  him  close  atten- 
tion; he  will,  otherwise,  alienate  instead  of  engage  human 
sympathy.  Half  of  any  man's  battle  is  won  by  letting 
his  heart  go  out  to  those  in  whom  he  must  sound  a  chord 
responsive.  In  order  to  win,  he  must  have  the  touch 
that  makes  all  the  world  kin.  Is  this  not  so  with  su- 
perior men  in  all  lines?  That  Porter  feels  an  interest  in 
others,  that  he  is  not  so  engaged  by  his  absorbing  work  as 
to  forget  his  fellows,  constitutes  a  winning  quality  in 
his  conduct  of  afifairs. 

Each  man  of  brains  is  fortified  with  a  self-protective 
egotism  that  encourages  him  in  trial  and  enables  him  to 
impress  his  personality  on  others — he  might  falter  and 
fail  without  it — but  when  broad  appreciation  of  what 
others  are  doing  is  added  to  this  common  characteristic 
of  vigorous  men,  he  draws  in  that  amicable  support  with- 
out which  individual  progress  would  be  seriously  ham- 
pered, if  not  impossible.  We  cannot  wholly  do  without 
one  another.  I  was  glad  for  his  own  sake  to  see  that 
Ed  had  not  left  the  earth  in  an  aeroplane. 


Scene  from  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  Produced  by  the  Famous  Players  Company. 


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We  talked  about  iis — quite  a  relief  to  the  perpetually 
appreciative  critic — indulged  in  pleasant  reminiscence, 
and  I  noted  with  pleasure  that  the  talented  director  had 
acquired  the  knack  of  another  talented  director,  Stuart 
Blackton  of  the  Vitagraph,  that  of  dismissing  pressing 
and  important  business  when  called  upon  to  concentrate 
upon  this  or  that  diverting  subject.  Napoleon  had  this 
quality.  So  have — ahem! — others,  if  you  please.  It  is 
not  given  to  all  minds  to  stand  double  exposure. 

Did  you  ever  come  in  contact  with  a  man  of  pessimistic 
propensity — and  uneasy  stomach — having  a  don't-bother- 
me  corrugation  of  the  brows  between  please-leave-me- 
alone  eyes,  who  is  so  oppressed  by  the  one  little  tune  his 
mind  is  playing  that  he  has  a  nervous  fit  when  disturbed? 
I  did  not  meet  him  in  the  Famous  Players  Studio.  He 
was  not  there.  I  did  not  expect  to  meet  him  when  Porter 
turned  and  introduced  me  to  Daniel  Frohman.  The  great 
producer  had  already  taken  in  the  situation  with  swift 
and  comprehensive  glance.  He  at  once  put  me  at  my 
ease  by  courteously  placing  me  and  declaring  soberly — 
as  though  he  really  meant  it — that  he  had  been  reading 
what  I  have  written  on  the  subject  of  moving  pictures 
for  several  months. 


pany.  It  was  a  daring  thing  to  do.  Was  it  not  love  of 
adventure,  such  as  enters  the  make-up  of  all  explorers, 
that  led  to  discarding  and  disregarding  all  recognized 
formulae  of  the  dramatic  art  in  this  bold  and  charming 
challenge  ? 

There  may  be  an  element  of  comedy  in  "art  for  art's 
sake,"  but  there  is  just  as  often  tragi-comedy  in  money 
for  money's  sake.  The  man  who  is  working  at  what  he 
likes  may  put  his  whole  soul  into  what  he  is  doing,  but 
he  as  certainly  looks  for  reward  as  he  enjoys  receiving 
it.  On  the  other  hand,  the  man  who  is  out  for  all  there 
is  in  a  proposition  is  apt. to  play  too  close  to  his  digestive 
apparatus  to  perceive  his  big  opportunities  and  only  at- 
tain unsatisfactory  mediocrity  where  sweeping  success 
was  at  hand.  The  first  production  of  "Prisoner  of  Zenda" 
was  as  full  of  perilous  adventure  as  the  warmly-colored 
story  of  love's  power  in  clash  with  the  force  of  unfore- 
seen events  is  itself. 

There  was  a  purpose  behind  the  question  I  intended  to 
ask.  If  I  knew  how  Daniel  Frohman  came  to  dare  the 
Prisoner  of  Zenda,  flaunt  it  in  the  face  of  wearisome 
convention,  I  could  make  a  good  guess  as  to  what  man- 
ner of  man  he  was  then  and  lead  up  to  judgment  of  what 


Scenes  from  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  Produced  by  the  Famous  Players  Company. 


Mr.  Frohman  explained  his  imprudence  by  saying  that 
he  was  in  pursuit  of  information,  but  the  implied  com- 
pliment came  to  grateful  ears  from  such  a  source.  I 
have  not  missed  a  line  of  his  own  contributions  of 
Brander  Mathews  brilliancy,  based  on  wide  and  diversi- 
fied experience,  in  the  Saturday  Evening  Post.  I  have 
read  them  thoughtfully  in  the  pursuit  of  information,  to 
acquire  the  knowledge  a  writer  must  have  if  he  would 
turn  the  cold  light  of  selective  criticism  on  what  he  has 
to  say  in  print. 

To  cite  a  dull  aphorism,  men  who  air  their  views  in 
print  ought  to  know  what  they  are  talking  about,  hence 
a  propensity  to  seek  out  and  digest  whatever  proceeds 
from  those  who  speak  with  authority  decided  me  to  listen 
rather  than  talk,  but  I  was  in  the  skillful  hands  of  a  man 
who  knows  how  to  apply  his  torch  to  other  minds,  and  I 
found  myself  led  away  from  my  original  purpose  of 
giving  heed  into  the  alluring  occupation  of  giving  infor- 
mation, much  to  my  ultimate  regret.  My  questions  were 
all  side-tracked. 

Not  until  the  enchanted  hour  was  over  did  I  recall-that 
I  intended  to  ask  what  originally  brought  about  the 
presentation  of  such  an  unconventional  play  as  "Pris- 
oner of  Zenda."  At  the  time  it  was  put  on  the  stage 
it  was  as  much  of  an  innovation  as  its  present  reproduc- 
tion must  seem  to  many  members  of  Mr.  Frohman's  com- 


he  is  now.  Producers  seldom  leave  the  rank  and  file,  but 
here  is  one  who  went  ahead  alone  and  enchanted  the 
theater-going  world  with  his  charming  selection,  regard- 
less of  whether  or  not  it  accorded  with  the  traditions. 

Swift  and  possibly  inaccurate  conclusion  is  that  he 
has  the  pioneer  temperament,  and  this  outreaching  tend- 
ency to  explore,  when  applied  to  a  new  and  interesting 
department  of  human  enterprise,  combined  with  the  prac- 
tical training  and  sure  grasp  of  Ed  Porter,  will  lead  to 
some  fascinating  developments  of  the  New  Art  if  ex- 
erted with  freedom  from  political  complication.  It  will 
constitute  a  strong  advance  in  this  form  of  popular  enter- 
tainment under  any  and  all  circumstances,  and  I  hope  it 
will  prepare  the  way  for  modern  and  original  photodrama 
of  splendid  proportion,  set  to  appropriate  music. 

Brief  converse  with  Mr.  Hackett,  whose  personality 
and  virile  tones  have  set  many  a  young  heart  fluttering, 
started  me  thinking  again,  drifting  from  idea  to  idea 
through  laws  of  association,  until  I  caught  myself  musing 
on  the  complicated  nature  of  the  whole  effect  theatrical, 
on  how  the  art  of  the  stage  has  borrowed  from  all  others 
to  present  an  author's  thought  through  several  mediums 
at  the  same  time — would  he  not  feel  the  inadequacy  of 
this  method  of  portrayal,  so  purely  pictural?  Dumb  now, 
with  no  audience  to  be  quickened  by  the  sonorous  tones 
of  his  voice,  would  he  not  feel  imprisoned  by  his  medium  ? 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE  WORLD 


Go  to  a  strange  theater  and  close  your  eyes  just  before 
the  curtain  rises  and  try  to  form  a  mental  impression  of 
what  is  going  on,  then  open  them  suddenly  and  note 
the  clairvoyant  efi'ect.  Mr.  Hackett  will  be  astonished 
to  find  how  well  he  can  give  representation  to  emotion 
without  sound.  Natural  actors  start  a  phrase  with  facial 
expression,  interpret  thought  with  a  movement  that  leads 
to  an  attitude,  and  some  of  the  most  powerful  photo- 
plays ever  presented  have  held  the  audience  enthralled 
without  an  explanatory  subtitle  from  beginning  to  end. 

Yet,  after  all,  the  human  voice  sounds  good  at  times. 
Even  when  I  had  to  say  good-bye  the  kindly  "come  again" 
sounded  by  Ed  Porter  brightened  my  way  home.  I  heard 
a  call  from  the  stage  as  I  was  going,  one  of  the  group 
of  ladies  watching  the  rehearsal  was  called  and  responded 
in  tones  of  feminine  sweetness  with  the  added  charm  of 
highly  cultivated  enunciation,  with  that  clearness  and 
precision  so  rarely  heard  ofif  the  stage.  I  stopped  involun- 
tarily to  hear  her  speak  again — it  was  music — then  at 
last  I  understood  why  the  ''Prisoner  of  Zenda"  had 
sounded  a  universal  note  in  the  human  heart. 

The  trouble  with  playwrights  who  are  moralists  is  that 
they  rarely  have  an  implied  cheerful  message  for  us. 
They  are  all  the  time  bullying  us  just  like  the  preacher 
thundered  at  us  while  handing  out  the  morals  we  were 
brought  up  on.  There  is  a  sweet  refrain  like  that  in  the 
lady's  voice  repeated  throughout  the  Zenda  story  in 
action,  a  little  song  we  have  heard  often  enough  to  know 
it  well,  but  which  we  too  often  forget:  "Love  is  all." 
"Love  is  all."    "Love  is  all." 


Titles  and  Sub-Titles. 

By  Hanford  C.  Judson. 

THERE  is  need  of  care  in  making  titles  and  sub-titles, 
for  they  most  decidedly  affect  the  tone  of  a  picture. 
Its  title  is  an  integral  part  of  every  photoplay  as  an 
artistic  whole.  If  it  is  stilted  or  awkward  or  ridiculously 
romantic,  as  some  are,  the  mind  is  invited  to  a  mood  not 
at  all  favorable  to  the  enjoyment  of  serious  work  and  the 
picture  appears  at  a  disadvantage.  The  title  is  the  first 
thing  seen,  and  is  naturally  looked  upon  as  a  promise  of 
what  is  to  follow;  it  should  prepare  the  mind  for  the  situa- 
tion and  its  development.  The  mind  keeps  its  different 
interests  separate  and  distinct,  as  though  in  individual  rooms. 
The  title  coming  out  on  the  screen  acts  like  a  key  and 
opens  the  door  to  the  particular  compartment,  ready  for 
the  kind  of  interest  that  it  promises.  The  mind  is  never 
at  fault;  it  always  knows  the  right  room  for  every  guest; 
but  if  the  title  introduces  one,  and  something  different  fol- 
lows, there  is  confusion.  The  attention  divides  itself  between 
wondering  what  the  picture  is  about  and  how  it  is  going  to 
justify   its   title. 

In  a  dramatic  picture  the  best  use  of  a  title  is  to  awaken 
expectancy,  which  is  both  hope  and  fear.  The  human  mind 
can  never  separate  them;  a  man  who  has  no  hope  can  have 
no  fear.  If  a  title  destroys  our  hope  of  a  desired  outcome 
from  any  situation  or,  at  least,  of  some  mitigation  of  its 
worst  possibilities,  the  suspense  will  be  greatly  lessened. 
Our  only  pleasure  in  the  picture  will  be  in  its  human  inter- 
est, its  humor  or  its  art.  To  be  told  that  two  locomotives 
are  going  to  collide,  whets  our  feeling  of  suspense,  because 
we  cannot  picture  the  horror  to  ourselves  beforehand.  To 
see  them  moving  toward  each  other,  and  not  to  be  told  or 
shown  that  they  are  on  the  same  track,  leaves  us  without  any 
feeling  whatever,  just  as  though  we  saw  them  on  the  same 
track  and  were  told  that  they  would  be  stopped  before  the 
accident.  It  seems  trite  enough,  but  titles  and  sub-titles  in 
pictures  are  so  carelessly  made  at  times  that  we  see  scenes 
that  are  harmed  by  not  following  this  simple  rule. 

We  remember  seeing  a  fine  picture,  entitled  "Broken 
Hearts,"  that  told  a  very  tragic  story  with  a  happy  ending. 
The  producer  was  wise  enough  not  to  make  a  depressin.s' 
picture,  but  the  maker  of  the  title  left  us  thinking  that  it 
was  going  to  be  one.  The  action  was  such  that  expectancy 
could  not  be  killed  wholly,  but  the  title  spoiled  the  quality 
of  it  for  us;  it  left  it  hopeless  and  harrowing.  On  the  other 
hand,  a  good  picture  was  aptly  called  "The  New  York  Hat^' 
and  here  the  title  merely  drew  attention  to  the  pivotal 
center  around  which  the  story  was  to  revolve.  It  didn't 
qualify  our  expectation  in   any  way;   merely   minimized   the 


amount  of  attention  necessary.  Another  picture  worthy  a 
better  title  was  named  "Men  Who  Dare."  It  wasn't  a  pic- 
ture of  men  who  dare,  and  the  expectancy  the  title  awak- 
ened kept  demanding  satisfaction,  and  this  made  it  far  less 
entertaining. 

A  great  many  more  sub-titles  are  used  than  are  needed, 
but  we  have  noticed  many  a  scene  left  weak  unnecessarily 
for  want  of  leader  to  explain  it  before  it  was  finished.  We 
have  seen  the  heroine  appear  in  a  mask,  but  no  sub-title 
explained  the  reason.  How  could  we  know  it  was  she,  or 
even  what  the  scene  was  about?  Too  many  "leaders"  in  a 
dramatic  picture  are  better  than  too  few,  especially  if  they 
are  dialect  speeches  which  give  atmosphere  to  the  story. 
Even  the  sub-titles  that  merely  help  out  a  thousand  feet 
of  film  may  be  made  acceptaole.  Yet  if  we  are  forced  to 
read,  it  ought  to  be  made  worth  our  while.  One  of  the 
glories  of  cinematography  is  ^hat  it  pictures  situations  for 
the  soul.  Not  even  a  Shakespeare  could  find  words  at  once 
true  enough  and  delicate  enough  to  tell  all  the  eye  can  see 
in  some  of  our  photoplays.  At  such  places  just  enough 
must  be  told  to  explain.  If  anything  else  is  given  it  jars 
like  a  discordant  note;  it  brings  in  a  bit  of  the  spoken  drama 
at  the  very  point  where  the  picture  is  rising  far  above  any 
other  kind  of  art. 

In  comedies  the  poorest  sub-titles  are  those  that  tell  us 
there  is  going  to  be  a  joke  that  we  must  be  on  the  watch 
for.  We  remember  seeing  in  a  comedy  this:  "Some  Good 
Tea  Wasted."  We  know  that  tea  thrown  on  the  floor  is 
wasted.  To  be  told  that  some  tea  was  to  be  wasted  de- 
stroyed the  unexpectedness  which  is  a  joke's  greatest  charm, 
and  the  little  lapse  was,  in  the  picture,  not  as  laughable  as 
it  might  have  been. 


TURKEY  DISTRIBUTION  BY  NICHOLAS  POWER  CO. 

Employes  of  the  Nicholas  Power  Company  enjoyed  a 
very  pleasant  Christmas.  Each  man  in  the  factory  received 
a  turkey  weighing  more  than  ten  pounds,  and  each  one  of 
the  office  and  clerical  force  was  made  happy  with  a  sub- 
stantial remembrance  in  the  form  of  a  gold  piece.  This 
was  a  very  nice  thing  for  the  company  to  do,  and  will  no 
doubt  fully  repay  itself  in  the  -good  feeling  created  between 
the   company  and  its   employes. 


MR.   GASTON   ROUDES. 

With    Mr.    Joe    Hammcn    He    Produced    the    Eclipse   Indian 

Drama,   "The    Red    Man's   Honor." 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


29 


byraCUSe      University     Course.  studio  Work.-General  principles   of  lighting  by  day  and 

artificial  light;  groups,  copying  of  black  and  white  and  col- 
Official   Announcement  of  the   Outline   of  Study — Sketch  of      ored   objects.     Retouching   the   negative. 

Instructor,  Mr.  E.  J.  Wall.  Printing. — Printing  in  iron  salts;  carbon,  gum  bichromate 

oil   and    bronioil. 

OFFICIAL  announcement  concerning  the  new  course  of  Color    Photography.— The    spectroscope;    the    science    of 

photography  m  the  Syracuse  University  has  just  been      color  and  photographic  reproduction  of  the  same  by  the  ad- 
issued.     It  covers  a  period  of  two  years  and  is  very      jitj^g   ^„^  subtractive  processes, 
comprehensive,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  category  of  subjects  Photomicrography.— The    miscroscope,    principles    of    con- 

herewith  printea.     Requirements  for  admission  to  this  course      struction  and  use;  high  and  low  power  photomicrography, 
are  not  difficult  and  practically  open  it  to  graduates  of  any  Stereoscopic  Photography.— Binocular  vision;   the  practice 

high  school  or  academic  course.     The  cost  of  tuition  is  small.      of   stereoscopic   photography. 

$30  for  the  term,  with  an  incidental  laboratory  fee  of  $5  and  Elementary     Emulsion     Making.— Negative     and     positive 

a   matriculation   fee   of  $5  payable   on   entrance,   making   the      processes;   printing-out   emulsions. 

total  cost  for  the  year  $120.     We  print  the  official  announce-  pjate  Testing.— Sensitometry  of  ordinary  and   color-sensi- 

ment  of  the  university  as  follows:  tive  plates;   spectrographic  testing. 

The    manifold    applications    of    photography    to    scientific.  Enlarging   and   Reducing. — Principles   and   practice   of   the 

artistic  and  commercial  purposes,  has  led  Syracuse   Univer-      two  methods. 

sity  to   establish   a    Department   of   Photography,    giving   in-  Advanced    courses    will    be    arranged    as    required    in    wet 

struction  in   all   its   branches.     The   university   is   enabled   to      collodion;    collodion    emulsion;    line    and    half-tone    etching; 
do   this    through    the   generosit>  photogravure;    motion    picture 

of  an  alumnus  who  does  not  de-     ^^^^^^_.  photography, 

sire    to    have    his    name    men-     ^^^^^^K  1         All     students     will     be     ex- 

tioned.  ^^^^^^K  ^      pected   to   provide   such    sensi- 

Much   has  been   accomplished     ^^^^^^E  ifJji^''^'  ^      ^'^^    materials,    chemicals    and 

in  this  field,  but  the  result  of  a     ^^^|^k'  JS^S^«<s'c>«a  i      apparatus    as    may    be    consid- 

combination     of     the     scientific     ^^^B^^  .         ^^^'iiH^"--.*-";.  I      ered     necessary     for     carrying 

side    of   photography   with    adc-     ^^^K  ^j^^^^Si/^USj^^^^^-  I      out   ordinary  practical   work, 

quate  instruction  in  lines  has     ^^^K  I^^^^^^^^HHHBUtj||^^  ^   laboratory   fee   of  $5  will 

not  heretofore  been  considered,     ^^^K_  ^^^^^^B^^^^^^^^^^k,  ^^  required  each  term  in  con- 

and  it  is  this  combination  which     ^^^H^^i        ^?^^^         ^^H^^If  nection  with  the  dark  room, 

the  university  now  offers.     The     ^^^^^^K  V  "^^^^^^  Research    Work.  —  Students 

instruction     will     be     eminently     ^^^^^^^^  "^  ^^^^  who   are   sufficiently   advanced 

practical    and    will    at    the    same     ^^^^^|b  »    i-  1      will  be  assigned  a  problem  for 

time    give    theoretical    explana-     ^^^^^^B  .'  |      investigation,     occupying     one 

tions  of  every  process,  while  the     ^^^^^^^T  |      or   more    semesters.     This   as- 

classes   in   drawing  will   include     ^^^^^^H  ]      sumes     some     knowledge     of 

composition,        cast,        portrait,     ^^^^^^H  j      Physical    Chemistry   and    Ger- 

sketch.  painting  of  still  life  and     ^^^^^^Hl  man. 

anatomy.  ^^^^^^B||^^^MB|^  1         The   course  in   Photography 

The  aim  of  the  department  is     ^^^^^^^HHj^^^HP^  <      will   be   opened   with   the  win- 

to  provide  for  students  a  thor-     ^^^|P9PPI''^^^^^K^^Sfe  ter  term,  January  6,   1913,  and 

ough    grounding    in    the    optics     ^^^H^  ^^^^^t^^^m'  ^'"  ^^  '"  charge  of  Mr.  E.  J. 

and    chemistry   of   photograpluc     ^^^^^^       ^^^^^^^^^v  Wall,  who  is   eminently   fitted 

processes:     a     practical     course     ^^^H^K  ^^^^^^V  for  this  work.     Mr.  Wall  is  a 

dealing   with    every   department     ^^^^^^E  ^^Kt^^t  Fellow    of    the    Royal    Photo- 

of    photography;    the    art-train-     ^^^^^^K  '^  i      graphic  Society  of  England,  a 

ing  necessary  for  the  utilization     ^^^^^H|  t      member      of      the      American 

of   photograpliy    for    expressing     ^^^^^^B  \      Chemical  Society,  a  member  of 

artistic     feeling,     and     advanced     ^^^^^^B  j      the  Pharmaceutical  Society  of 

or  specialized  courses  to  enalilc     ^^^^^^B  j      Great  Britain,  and  foreign  ab- 

students    to    take    positions    as     ^^^^^^r  j      stractor  to  the  British  Journal 

studio  operators,  photo-chemists     ^^^^^^E  j      of  Photography.     He  was  also, 

and   investigators.  ^^^^^^P  I      f^""   three    years,   instructor   in 

^^^^^^B'  I     three-color  photography  under 

Requirements   for   Admission.       ^^^^^^K  1      ''^^    London    County    Council. 

Candidates    for    admission    to     ^^^^^^^^.  ^         .   >■   \      Mr.  Wall  is  the  author  of  "The 

the    course    in    photography   are  '  ~  "^        '^        * ''^ —       Dictionary     of     Photography," 

required    to    show   by    examina-  MR.  E.  J.  WALL,  "Carbon     Printing,"     "Photog- 

tion   or  by  certificate   that  they  Instructor  in   Photography,  Syracuse   University.  raphy,"     and    -'Natural     Color 

have    studied    with    satisfactory  Photography,    and  was  for  five 

proficienci",    the    following    sub-  .  years  editor  of  "The  Amateur 

jects.  viz:   English  Grammar,  Geography,  Arithmetic,  .'Kmeri-       Photographer"    and    "The    Photographic    News." 
can   History,  together  with  two  years  of  High  School  work.  The  tuition   for   the   course   in   Photography  is  $30   a  term 

which  must  include  Elementarj'  Chemistry,  Physics,  Elemen-       (one-third  of  the  year).     There  is  also   an   incidental  fee   of 
tary   and    Intermediate    Algebra   and    Plane    Geometry.  $5  required  each  term,  and  a  matriculation  fee  of  $5,  payable 

on  entrance. 
Course  of   Study.  Por    further    information    concerning   this    course,    address 

FIRST    YEAR.  George  A.  Parker,  Dean  of  the  College  of  Fine  Arts,  Syra- 

General     Optics. — Reflection,     refraction,     dispersion     and       cuse,  N.  Y. 
diffraction   of   light.     Elementary  photometry.      Light   stand-  Hours  of  Study. 

ards. 

Photographic  Optics. — Optical  glass;  the  general  principles      First   Year — First  and   Second  Semesters. 

of   lens    construction;    lens    aberrations;    choice    and    use    of       .   Elementary    Chemistry    3  hours  per  week 

lenses   for   special   work.  Composition     2       "  "         " 

The   Camera. — Various   types  with   instructions   in   the   use  Anatomy     I       "  "         " 

of  the  fame  for  general,  portrait,  landscape  and  architectural  Freehand   Drawing    8       "  "         " 

work.     Instantaneous  shutters  and  testing  the  same.  Photography    18-20       "  "         " 

Exposure. — The   illumination  of  the   subject.     The   factor-s      Second  Year — First  and  Second  Semesters. 
controlling    exposure.  Elementary  Algebra  3  hours  per  week 

Sensitive  Materials. — Plates  and  films,  ordinary  and  color-  Solid    and    Spherical    Geometry I       "  "         " 

sensitive.      Color    filters.  Physics   I .        3       "  "         " 

Development. — The   chemistry  of   developers  and   develop-  Advanced   Composition    2       "  "         " 

ment.     Time,   thermo  and  tank   development.  Portrait  and  Still   Life   Painting 8       "  "         " 

Printing. — Silver   printing;    development   processes.      Plati-  Sketching  2       "  "         ' 

num  transparency  making.     Lantern  slides  and  projection.  Photography    1S-20       "  "         " 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


Instructor  E.  J.  Wall. 

Regarding  the  instructor  in  the  course  of  Photography,  Mr. 
E.  J.  Wall,  the  Moving  Picture  World  has  been  favored  with 
Mr.  Wall's  personal  story  of  his  experience  in  that  particu- 
lar line  of  business,  and  herewith  subinit  the  same  in  his 
own  words.     We  also  publish  here  an  engraving  of  Mr.  Wall. 

"My  first  acquaintance  with  Photography  began  about  1S78 
in  the  use  of  wet  collodion  for  photomicrography,  principally 
for  botanical  and  pathological  sections,  which  I  cut  arid 
mounted  prior  to  making  the  photographs.  We  had  always 
used  the  camera  lucida  for  making  drawings  and  the  use  of 
photography  was  suggested  to  us  by  Sir  Jas.  Paget,  the 
famous  English  surgeon,  for  whom  we  were  preparing  a 
series  of  slides  and  drawings  of  a  malignant  cancer. 

"We  very  soon  abandoned  wet  collodion  for  the  Beechey 
dry  collodion  plate  and  finally  made  our  own  collodion  emul- 
sion. After  about  two  years'  work  with  this  I  took  up  the 
manufacture  of  gelatine  emulsions,  using  the  acid  process 
and  cooking  the  emulsion  48  hours.  The  commercial  intro- 
duction of  good  gelatine  dry  plates  very  soon  induced  me 
to  give  up  experimenting,  however. 

"In  1888  I  started  in  photographic  journalism  and  in  the 
following  year  compiled  the  'Dictionary  of  Photography.' 
From  1892  to  1896  I  was  the  editor  of  'The  Amateur  Pho- 
tographer,' then  I  shifted  to  the  editorship  of  'The  Photo- 
graphic News,'  and  in  1890  became  chemist  to  the  European 
Blair  Camera  Co.,  who  were  then  only  making  cinemato- 
graph  film. 

"I  had  amused  myself  with  minor  literary  eflforts,  such  as 
a  work  on  'Carbon  Printing,'  translating  Eder's  'Handbuch 
der  Photographie,'  Vol.  Ill,  dealing  with  gelatine  emulsions, 
Fritz's  'Photo-Iithographie'  and  Konig's  'Natural-Color 
Photography.' 

"My  experiences  at  the  Blair  were  of  immense  value  to  me 
because  we  had  about  as  fine  a  crop  of  troubles  to  contend 
with  as  anyone  could  wish,  mostly  one  to  total  unsuitability 
of  the  premises  for  the  work.  The  building  had  been  an  old 
cloth  mill,  chiefly  of  wood  construction.  Frequently  in  the 
summer,  and  of  course  our  English  summers  are  nothing 
like  so  hot  as  they  are  here,  we  had  to  stop  work  during  the 
day,  notwithstanding  an  ice  machine,  and  start  coating  at 
ID  p.  m.  and  work  all  night  or  till  the  place  got  too  hot  for 
the  emulsion  to  set.  The  drying  troubles  were  sometimes 
heartbreaking,  yet  we  did  a  good  business  and  turned  out 
good  stuff. 

"An  unfortunate  accident  here  laid  me  on  my  back  for  two 
years,  during  which  time,  thanks  to  the  fact  that  one's  brains 
are  not  in  one's  legs,  I  again  took  up  journalistic  work  and 
continued  this  till  1906,  when  I  became  manager  of  the  dry- 
plate  business  of  B.  J.  Edwards  &  Cp.  and  finally  drifted 
over  here  three  years  ago  as  chemist  to  the  Fireproof 
Film    Co. 

"With  regard  to  the  course  at  Syracuse  University  I  hope 
to  make  this  the  means  of  a  real  sound  foundation  in  pho- 
tography generally,  which  ought  to  be  at  the  bottom  of  all 
moving  picture  work.  The  operator  whether  he  makes  nega- 
tives or  positives  or  projects,  the  latter  cannot  be  the  worse 
for  knowing  the  fundamental  bases  of  the  work.  And  the 
special  art  training  with  which  this  practical  and  theoretical 
course  is  to  be  allied  will  be  of  great  value  to  the  stage  man- 
ager and  will  at  least  teach  him  to  avoid  some  of  those  in- 
congruities which  are  too  often  seen  in  tfie  setting  or  details 
of  a  piece. 

"My  practical  experience  in  the  film  business  has  not  been 
confined  solely  to  the  manufacture  of  the  film,  but  I  have 
done  considerable  work  in  the  making  of  negatives  of  scien- 
tific subjects.  A  film  coating,  printing  and  developing  busi- 
ness in  Germany  was  started  under  my_  superintendence  and 
is  still  running  merrily,  as  are  also  businesses  started  by  me 
in  Belgium  and  France. 

"Personally  I  believe  that  the  moving  picture  business  is 
quite  in  its  infancy  and  that  it  will  be  used  more  and  more 
for  educational  and  advertising  purposes,  and  I  can  only 
regret  that  the  proprietors  of  the  majority  of  "movies"  seem 
to  be  slow  to  recognize  this  fact,  and  consider  it  imperative 
to  show,  such  poor  stuff — not  poor  technically — but  poor  from 
the  point  of  view  of  subjects.  The  puerile  love  stories,  the 
so-called  comedies,  are  just  a  weariness  to  the  flesh.  If  some 
live  proprietor  would  start  a  high  class  educational  show  and 
charge  double  admission,  I  feel  sure  it  would  be  a  success. 
Let  someone  try  it  as  an  experiment  three  times  a  week  and 
announce  the  same  as  matinees  specially  intended  for  ladies 
and  children  and  see  the  result.  Such  was  done  about  five 
years  ago  in  London  and  with  the  lowest  price  of  admission 
25  cents  and  the  highest  a  dollar  and  a  quarter,  it  was  a  big 
success,  and  there  were  soon  as  many  men  to  be  seen  as 
children. 


"Why  should  not  such  a  show  appeal  particularly  to 
schools?  Could  not  the  live  manager  invite  every  principal 
of  every  school  to  see  the  same  and  announce  a  reduction  in 
admission  to  classes  of,  say,  25  or  50  or  more?" 


WILDER  LIKES  THE  PICTURES. 

"Marsh"  Wilder,  universal  fun  maker,  dropped  into  the 
office  of  the  Moving  Picture  World  the  other  day  to  pass 
the  time  o'  day  and  get  in  touch  with  the  fountain  head  of 
picture  information.  Mr.  Wilder  has  been  working  in  pic- 
tures for  the  Vitagraph  Company  and  enjoyed  the  experience 
so  much   that  he  would  like  to  repeat  it. 


MARSHALL  P.  WILDER. 

"I  don't  know  when  or  where  I  have  had  a  better  time 
than  I  had  at  the  Vitagraph  studio,"  "Marsh"  explained  be- 
tween jokes.  "They  make  you  feel  at  home  down  there  and 
I  am  mighty  sorry  that  my  contract  expired  when  it  did. 
They  didn't  _ask  me  to  renew  it  and  I  felt  backward  about 
suggesting  such  a  course  myself,  but  I  would  like  them  to 
know  how  deeply  I  appreciate  their  courtesy  toward  me  and 
how  much  I  like  them." 

While  at  the  Vitagraph  Mr.  Wilder  appeared  in  a  number 
of  very  interesting  pictures.  "Chumps"  was  the  first  one,  a 
mighty  interesting  comedy  that  was  full  of  laughs,  .\mong 
the  others  were  "The  Five  Senses,"  "Professor  Optimus," 
"The  Pipe,"  "Mockery,"  "The  Greatest  Thing  in  the  World," 
"The  Godmother,"  "The  Widow's  Might"  and  "The  Curio 
Hunters."  Every  one  had  a  puncli  and  added  much  to  the 
good   reputation    of   Vitagraph   pictures. 

Mr.  Wilder  is  at  liberty,  barring  his  vaudeville  engagement 
and  might  be  induced  to  accept  a  limited  engagement  in  pic- 
tures with  some  reputable  company. 


A  SUBSTITUTION. 

The  Universal  Film  Mfg.  Company  wishes  to  announce 
that  it  will  release  on  January  4th  a  two-reel  subject,  entitled 
"A  Maid  At  War."  in  place  of  "Regimental  Pals."  which  was 
scheduled  for  release  on  that  day,  but  which  has  been  post- 
poned to  Saturday,  Januarj'  l8th.  A  synopsis  of  "A  Maid 
at   War"   is   published   elsewhere   in    this    issue. 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


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"Conquered,  or  the  Madcap  Countess  " 

Two-Reel  Great  Northern  Release. 

Reviewed  by   Louis  Reeves   Harrison. 

ONE  of  the  most  beautiful  comedy-dramas  ever  thrown 
on  the  screen.  As  scene  after  scene  "seductive  to 
the  eye  and  touching  to  the  soul'  is  exhibited,  a  delight- 
ful impression  is  made  that  helps  the  story  and  constitutes  an 
entirely  distinct  charm  of  itself.  Such  pictures  bring  people 
back  to  the  little  places  of  entertainment  in  hopes  of  seeing 
more.  ^Motion  picture  audiences  are  human,  are  sensible  to 
pleasure  and  pain,  seek  one  and  shun  the  other,  and  love  of 
the  beautiful  is  universal,  a  sort  of  a  tirst  instinct  that  leads  us 
to  go  where  it  may  be  found. 

An  admirable  selection  of  types  has  been  made,  that  of  the 
"Madcap  Countess"  being  especially  attractive.  She  is  a  de- 
light to  the  eye  every  moment  she  is  in  action.  She  is  a 
spoiled  child  of  good  fortune,  a  self-willed  beauty,  a  devil-may- 
care  rider,  of  expressive  face  and  shapely  figure,  a  saucy  young 
widow  of  wealth  and  title,  who  makes  game  of  a  small  army 
of  ardent  admirers.  .Ml  this  so  far  as  the  character  is  con- 
cerned, and  the  role  is  not  filled  by  any  chalk-faced  anemic 
from  the  bench  at  some  dramatic  agency.  It  is  taken,  captured, 
rather  than  assumed,  by  a  splendid  young  creature  whose  per- 
sonality needs  no  modification  to  carry  any  such  part  to  suc- 
cess. 

Radiant  with  health,  conscious  of  her  fine  development,  the 
Madcap  attempts  to   secure  a  companionable  equality   with   men 


seeing  how  it  is  done.  Fortunately  for  the  comedy — now  that 
tension  is  carefully  destroyed — the  manner  in  which  the  story 
is  told  proves  so  entertaining  that  we  enjoy  it  from  beginning 
to  end.  The  charm  now  lies  largely  in  the  exquisite  selective 
taste  shown  in  scenes  and  incidents  and  chiefly  in  the  fascinat- 
ing characterization  of  the  central  figure. 

The  object  of  Lady  Madcap's  interest  is  an  individual  by  the 
name  of  Burns.  He  is  a  young  gentleman  of  Matinee-Idol 
countenance  and  clothes,  is  John-Drewesque  in  his  society  poses 
and  very  much  in  the  limelight  when  there  is  a  rescue  at  hand 
where  the  water  is  not  deep.  He  throws  off  his  coat  and  risks 
spoiling  the  lower  portion  of  a  glove-fitting  riding  suit  to  plunge 
in  where  tlie  water  is  nearly  up  to  his  shoulders  and  pull  out  an- 
other man  who  found  it  difficult  to  push  himself  below  the 
surface  of  a  pond. 

On  another  occasion,  when  accompanied  by  a  number  of  gal- 
lants in  a  cross-country  ride,  th-e  Madcap  Countess  tosses  a 
ring  into  a  pond  and  enjoys  the  sport  -of  watching  the  men 
search  for  it  as  the  price  of  a  kiss.  She  is  really  trying  out 
the  man  she  has  chosen  and  is  both  piqued  and  pleased  that  he 
is  not  to  be  made  a  fool  of  in  that  manner — he  is  simply  wiser 
than  the  others.  He  also  jumps  a  higher  obstacle  than  she, 
merely  proving,  by  the  way,  that  he  has  a  better  horse,  but 
she  accords  him  all  the  credit.  The  methods  of  Mr.  Burns  are 
simply  a  modification  of  those  of  Mr.  Stone-Hatchet. 

Some  brilliant  ensembles  indicate  the  magnificent  hospitality 
of  the  young  Countess — she  entertains  royally — and  these  consti- 
tute one  of  the  many  attractive  feature  of  the  photoplay.  She 
gives  unique  garden  parties,  appears  in  daring  costumes,  displays 


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Scenes  from  "Conquered,  Or  the  Madcap   Princess,"   Great   Northern   Two-part   Picture. 


by  imitating  them,  and  why  not?  Men  had  attained  mastery 
of  all  the  good  things  in  life  by  adopting  athletic  exercises  in 
the  open— why  not  copy  them?  She  injects  all  the  vigor  of 
■her  young  soul  into  the  undertaking,  attempting  her  own  emanci- 
pation. 

Wealth  and  established  position  enables  her  to  dispense  with 
social  rules  and  regulations ;  she  has  enough  courage  to  go 
about  alone :  she  plays  bachelor  girl  in  receiving  visits  from 
men;  she  extends  a  free-handed  hospitality  to  all  within  her 
circle ;  she  is  a  thoroughly  good  fellow.  She  is  ver-  gay  about  and 
very  clean  in  her  conduct.  The  life  of  every  party,  she  is  no 
swaggering  smoker  of  cigarettes,  not  mannish,  and  only  seeks 
the  freedom  of  mind  and  body  that  man  has  acquired  to  liberate 
the  best  that  is  in  her.  This  is  manifest  in  the  strain  of  boy- 
ishness shown  at  odd  moments  and  delightfully  intermingled 
with  the  grace,  sweetness  and  charm  of  womanhood. 

A  very  lovable  sort  of  a  character  is  the  Madcap  Countess, 
one  so  well  qualified  to  enlist  human  sympathy  that  we  feel 
sorry  for  her  in  advance  when  she  conceives  a  romantic  love 
for  a  man  who  plays  heroics  in  her  presence  and  resorts  to 
the  old  lady-killing  tactics  of  snubbing  her  at  intervals.  His 
stunts  are  those  man  has  done  in  all  ages  to  play  upon  the  sus- 
ceptible heart  of  woman.  It  is  deep  in  her  sex  nature  to  love, 
to  shower  unselfish  affection  upon  some  natural  mate,  and  she 
turns  from  instinct  to  the  one  who  exhibits  himself  in  deeds 
calling  for  superior  courage  and  physical  strength.  The  unseen 
forces  that  brought  about  the  survival  of  the  fit  whisper  to 
her  that  he  is  THE  ONE. 

Gay  Lady  Madcap  is  only  waiting  to  be  "conquered" — it  was 
not  necessary  to  placard  the  plot  in  the  title — and  the  only  in- 
-terest  remaining  after  this  has  been   thrust  in   our   faces  is   in 


the  symmetry  of  her  figure,  draws  an  enchanted  circle  of  ac- 
quaintances around  her,  and  tries  all  the  winning  arts  at  her 
conmiand  to  temporarily  subjugate  that  she  m?y  be,  in  turn, 
forever    sulijugated. 

On  one  of  these  occasions  the  garden  hedge  parts  and  dis- 
covers to  the  guests  a  fairy-like  scene  and  a  charade  enacted  by 
the  hostess  in  company  with  a  band-  of  pretty  children.  On  an- 
other she  prepares  a  surprise  in  the  way  of  a  loop-the-loop  struc- 
ture of  great  height.  A  motor  car  is  hoisted  to  the  top  and  a 
challenge  issued.  In  order  to  make  a  complete  descent  the 
automobile  must  turn  a  complete  somersault  in  the  loop,  and  the 
hazard  of  steering  it  is  obvious. 

Lady  Madcap  has  been  torn  with  jealousy  more  than  once  at 
her  own  functions,  when  Burns  saw  fit  to  torment  her  with 
conspicuous  attention  to  some  other  attractive  woman,  and  her 
expressive  face  has  shown  the  high  emotional  state  of  her 
mind  when  she  has  discovered  his  studied  inconstancy — all  the 
suffering  has  been  hers — but  she  brings  the  relation  to  a  climax 
by  daring  those  who  think  her  worth  winning  to  ascend  the 
dizzy  structure  and  risk  the  perilous  descent.  The  number  of 
volunteers  is  not  especially  flattering.  .A.!!  fade  away  save 
Burns. 

He  discards  his  coat,  climbs  slowly  to  the  top  of  the  shaky- 
looking  arrangement,  enters  the  car.  and  dashes  to  his  fate. 
Every  foot  of  the  way  is  followed  by  the  camera,  even  when 
the  car  turns  completely  over,  to  the  end.  The  daring  Burns 
becomes  the  center  of  general  attention,  is  the  hero  of  the  mo- 
ment, and  the  Countess  proudly  congratulates  him.  but  he  does 
not  claim  the  reward.  He  resumes  his  coat,  bows  coldly  and 
prepares  to  depart.  Lady  Madcap  is  compelled  to  follow ;  her 
submission  is  now  complete,  and  she  wins  her  hero. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


Progress  of  National  Exposition. 

Tentative  Plans  Assuming  a  Definite  Form  and  all  Indica- 
tions  Point   to   a   Monster   Exhibition. 

AT  the  last  regular  meeting  of  the  exposition  committee 
of  the  First  International  Exposition  of  the  Motion 
picture  Art,  which  is  to  be  held  from  July  7  to  12, 
1913  at  the  Grand  Central  Palace,  New  York,  progress  of 
the  most  encouraging  kind  was  reported  by  the  chairmen 
of  various  committees.  From  these  reports  it  appears  that 
every  branch  of  the  motion  picture  industry  has  shown  an 
enthusiasm  in  the  project  that  points  to  overwhelming  suc- 
cess as  an  absolute  certainty.  When  it  came  to  dividing 
off  the  floor  space  for  the  various  exhibits  that  have  been 
secured  by  the  committeemen,  it  began  to  appear  that  the 
Grand  Central  Palace  is  going  to  be  somewhat  cramped  for 
room   to   accomodate   them  all. 

Already  some  of  the  larger  manufacturing  concerns  con- 
nected with  the  trade  have  made  bids  for  such  large  blocks 
of  space  that  the  main  floor  is  practically  all  spoken  for. 
So  far  the  large  electric  lighting  companies  have  called  for 
the  largest  reservations,  which,  owing  to  the  nature  of 
their  displays,  have  got  the  Exposition  Committee  guessing 
as  to  where  they  can  place  them  all  to  give  them  the  proper 
display.  Manufacturers  of  motion  picture  projection  ma- 
chines are  the  next  largest  bidders,  their  demands  calling 
for  nearly  half  of  the  central  floor  space.  As  a  single 
exhibit,  the  Eastman  Kodak  Company  is  one  of  the  largest 
individual  bidders  for  space,  and  it  is  easily  conceivable  that 
their  exhibit  will  be  one  of  the  most  interesting  of  any  there. 

Extensive  preparations  have  been  made  for  a  strong 
publicity  campaign,  both  in  the  public  press  and  in  the  trade 
journals.  The  interest  of  the  public  will  be  aroused  to  a 
point  that  will  secure  a  public  patronage  equally  as  keen 
as  that  of  the  motion  picture  fraternity.  Unlike  those 
foreign  expositions  soon  to  be  held,  this  exposition  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Motion  Picture  Exhibitors'  League  of 
America  will  be  international  in  scope.  Already  negotiations 
with  foreign  manufacturers  are  well  under  way,  and  the 
exhibits  that  are  furnished  from  abroad  will  make  this  ex- 
position all  embracing  and  representative  of  the  entire  world, 
insofar  as  it  relates  to  motion  pictures. 

Bearing  in  mind  that  the  coming  exposition  will  be  held  in 
midsummer,  there  will  be  excellent  opportunities  for  manu- 
facturers of  fans  and  cooling  plants  to  demonstrate  their 
wares.  Incidentally  these  demonstrations  will  serve  to 
keep  the  Grand  Central  Palace  cool  and  make  it  a  haven  of 
refuge  from  the  heat  of  a  city  summer.  Music  dispensed 
by  the  several  marvelous  mechanical  orchestrions  that  have 
lately  been  perfected,  will  keep  the  exposition  from  being 
a  dull  afifair.  The  mechanical  music  will  be  augmented  by 
one  of  the  large  regimental  bands  of  New  Yoi-k. 

On  the  opposite  page  is  published  a  plan  of  the  main  floor 
of  the  Grand  Central  Palace,  divided  into  sections  and  sub- 
sections which  are  numbered.  These  sections  have  been 
parceled  for  the  various  exhibits,  according  to  classification. 
It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  at  this  early  date  such  an 
arrangement  can  be  only  general  and  is  subject  to  change, 
as  the  exigencies  of  the  occasion  may  require.  In  the  main 
this  plan  of  arrangement  of  exhibits  will  be  adhered  to, 
practically  as  given,  and  most  of  the  changes  will  be  in 
cases  where  exhibits  would  conflict  by  adjoining;-.  In  drawing 
up  the  plan  of  arrangements,  the  committee  acknowledges 
its  indebtedness  to  Mr.  Rich  G.  Holloman,  president  of 
the  Eden  Musee,  who  gave  the  benefit  of  his  advice  and 
experience  by  special  request.  Mr.  Holloman  has  had  25 
years'  experience  in  exposition  work,  and  is  at  the  present 
time  vice-president  of  the  International  Exposition  Company. 
He  is  also  general  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Panama  Canal  Exposition.  Mr.  Holloman  had  the  honor 
of  being  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Chicago 
World's  Fair. 

The  tentative  plan  of  arrangement  of  exhibits  on  the 
main  floor  is  submitted  as  follows: 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT  COMPANIES— End  of  building, 
along  Depew  Place;  spaces  203  to  210. 

MACHINE  SUPPLIES— Such  as  rewinders,  carbons, 
wire,  film  cleaners,  film  splicers,  reels,  cement,  film  cases, 
etc.,  rear  center,  near  Depew  Place;   spaces  313  to  318. 

CAMER.'\S,  etc. — Rear  center,  near  Depew  Place;  spaces 
307  to  312.  inclusive. 

PROJECTING  MACHINES— Rear  center  near  Depew 
Place;  spaces  301  to  306,  inclusive  and  the  large  central 
section  including  spaces  319  to  340. 

RAW  FILM  AND  OPTICAL  GOODS— Center  section 
embracing  spaces  351  to  362. 


LABOR.\TORY  EQUIPMENT— Perforators,  polishing 
machines,  racks,  tanks,  etc.,  left  center  forward  section; 
spaces  341   to  350,  inclusive. 

NOVELTY  DISPLAY — Center  section  facing  entrance. 
Costumes,  antiques,  etc.,  spaces  368  to  372.  Electric  novel- 
ties, spaces  363  to  367. 

FANS  AND  VENTILATORS— Left  of  entrance;  spaces 
37  to  42. 

SLIDES — Right  of  entrance;  spaces  27  to  32,  inclusive. 

CHAIRS  AND  FURNISHINGS— Lexington  Ave.  end; 
spaces  5  to  16. 

BRASS  GOODS  AND  POSTERS— Lexington  Ave.  end; 
spaces  17  to  22. 

MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS— Depew  Place  end;  spaces 
201,  202,  211   and  212. 

FILM  MANUFACTURERS  (Photoplays)— 46th  St.  side. 
Reception  booths  which  will  be  presided  over  by  prominent 
photoplay  actors  and  actresses;  spaces   loi   to  115,  inclusive. 

ISOLATED  PLANTS— 46th  St.  side,  near  Lexmgton  Ave.; 
spaces  23  to  26,  inclusive.  47th  St.  side  near  Lexington  Ave.; 
spaces   I  to  4  inclusive. 

FILM  DISTRIBUTORS— Exchanges,  Trade  combinations. 
Marketing  alliances,  etc.,  47th   St.   side;   spaces  401    to  404. 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  above  arrangement  that  there 
will  not  be  any  too  much  room  on  the  mam  floor  and  that 
the  balcony  will  be  needed  to  accomodate  the  overflow. 
There  remain  to  be  taken  care  of  such  items  as  the  his- 
torical e-xhibit;  signs,  electric  and  otherwise;  screens;  booths; 
decorative  exhibits,  etc.  All  exhibition  of  films  will  be  done 
on  the  balcony.  For  this  purpose  there  will  be  erected  at 
least  four  "model  theaters,"  that  is,  theaters  forming  a  com- 
l)ination  exhibit,  all  parts  of  which  will  be  supplied  by 
manufacturers  thereof.  In  this  way  at  least  four  films  can 
be  exhibited  at  the  same  time. 

The  general  committee  consists  of  Frank  Tichenor,  Chair- 
man; F.  E.  Samuels,  Secretary;  L.  F.  Blumenthal,  Treasurer; 
and  M.  Needle,  L.  Rosenthal,  J.  King,  B.  E.  Cornell,  and 
S.  H.  Trigger,  President  ex-officio;  the  advisory  committee 
is  made  up  of  Sidney  Ascher,  Chairman;  R.  L.  McNabb, 
Secretary;  E.  Valenci,  A.  Bauernfreund,  Grant  W.  Anson. 
M.  J.  Goldfarb,  M.  L.  Fleischman,  R.  M.  Davidson,  G.  F. 
Wright,  William  Douque,  A.  N.  Wolflf,  E.  N.  Day  and  R.  C. 
Whitten.  The  offices  of  the  exposition  committee  are  on 
the  second  floor  of  the  German  Bank  Building,  Fourth  Ave- 
nue and  14th  Street,  New  York  City,  where  all  correspond- 
ence should  be  addressed.  ,v  _ 

Space  on  the  main  floor  of  the  New  Grand  Cenfral  Palace 
will  be  sold  to  manufacturers  of  all  articles,  pertaining  to 
the  motion  picture  industry  at  $2  per  square ^foot  for  pre- 
ferred positions,  and  $1.50  for  the  remainder.         'i   "  " 

The  "Model  Theater"  idea  will  give  an  opportunity  to 
20,000  exhibitors  from  all  over  the  world  to  seq  .^the  very 
latest  in  theatrical  construction  and  inner  decorations  per- 
taining to  the  motion  picture  industry.  The  idea  is  to  have 
the  latest  ventilating  systems  installed,  the  best  lighting 
effects,  the  most  comfortable  chairs,  the  best  projecting 
machines,  the  recognized  leading  screens  and  everything 
that  will  make  the  motion  picture  theater  pleasing  to  the 
public.  Manufacturers  will  undoubtedly  be  anxious  to  show 
their  products  to  exhibitors,  so  therefore  these  theaters  will 
be  numbered  i,  2,  3  and  4.  Film  manufacturers  comprising 
the  Patents  Company  will  be  given  an  opportunity  to  show 
their  pictures  in  one  theater,  the  Film  Supply  Company  of 
America  in  another,  the  Universal  in  a  third,  and  the  inde- 
pendent manufacturers  not  allied  with  any  combine  in  the 
fourth.  Different  machines  and  et  ceteras  will  be  used  in 
each  theater,  and  every  individual  will  be  given  an  oppor- 
tunity to  decide  which  he  likes  best.  These  theaters  will 
be  erected  on  floor  space  approximately  80x20.  Admittance 
to  them  will  be  free. 

A  copy  of  the  prospectus  and  a  diagram  of  floor  space 
will  be  sent  upon  application  to  F.  E.  Samuels,  secretary 
of  the  committee,  at  the  offices  of  the  Motion  Picture  E.xpo- 
sition  Committee. 

By  a  special  act  of  Congress  all  articles  imported  from 
foreign  countries  to  the  Grand  Central  Palace  for  exposition 
purposes  will  be  absolutely  free  of  all  duties. 


LORIMER  JOHNSON  IS  NOW  SELIG  PRODUCER. 

Lorimer  Johnson,  one  of  the  best  known  plaj-ers  and  pro- 
ducers on  the  American  stage,  and  noted  as  a  globe  trotter 
and  student  has  joined  the  Selig  producing  staff  and  will  be 
located  with  the  Chicago  studios  for  the  present.  Mr. 
Johnson  was  playing  in  a  revival  of  "The  Light  Eternal," 
at  the  Ye  Liberty  Playhouse  in  Oakland  on  the  day  of  the 
memorable  .San  Francisco  earthquake.  For  the  .last  few 
years  Mr.  Johnson  has  headed  his  own  company  of  players 
in  vaudeville. 


MAIN    FLOOR 


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203  to  210    " 

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401   to  403    " 

20x25     ■■ 

Space  404   IS 

40x25      " 

All  other  Spaces  am 

10x10      " 

THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


DEPEW  PLACE 


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34 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


At  the  Sign  of  the  Flaming  Arcs 

By  George   Blaisdell. 

AN  interesting  letter  recently  received  from  Los  Angeles 
touched  on  a  matter  of  first  importance  to  all  who 
have  to  do  with  the  making  of  pictures.  The  writer 
is  an  editor  of  scenarios,  but  his  interest  in  a  play  does  not 
cease  when  the  manuscript  passes  into  the  possession  of  the 
director.  Our  correspondent,  it  may  be  added,  is  on  the 
independent  side  of  the  house,  but  wisely  does  not  limit 
himself  when  he  goes  afield  to  see  what  "the  other  fellow 
is  doing."     But  here's  the  letter: 

I  notice  in  Eastern  moving  picture  theaters  and 
also  in  local  Los  Angeles  houses  since  my  return 
that  some  of  the  biggest  and  most  beautiful  produc- 
tions ever  thrown  upon  a  screen  have  been  killed  by 
careless  projection.  This  condition  is  in  no  way 
limited  to  independent  productions,  but  includes  the 
finest  of  the  Patents  Company  releases  as  well.  I 
have  seen  this  occur  in  the  best  houses  where  one 
would  think  that  if  the  manager  had  any  common 
sense  at  all  he  would  realize  that  the  running  of  pic- 
tures too  fast  or  too  slow  only  serves  to  disgust  an 
audience  and  send  them  to  theaters  where  projection 
is  more  carefully  attended  to.  I  do  not  know 
whether  the  managers  of  theaters  are  at  fault  or 
whether  it  is  the  operators  they  employ.  On  the 
other  hand,  it  is  possible  that  they  instruct  their  op- 
erators to  run  pictures  slowly  in  order  to  drag  out  the 
time  of  the  show. 

Of  what  use  is  it  for  manufacturers  of  motion  pic- 
tures to  expend  thousands  of  dollars  for  correct  stage 
settings,  costumes,  beautiful  stories,  artistic  direction 
and  careful  acting,  if  all  this  is  to  be  ruined  and 
set  at  naught  by  incompetent  projection  of  the  pro- 
ductions after  they  are  finished?  I  do  not  believe 
that  careless  projection  is  confined  to  Los  Angeles 
alone,  as  I  noticed  it  more  or  less,  during  my 
recent  trip,  in   some  of  the  finest   Eastern   theaters. 

All  of  which  hits  one  big  nail  squarely  on  its  head. 
Our  Los  Angeles  friend  will  cause  many  a  reader  to  utter 
"Hear!  hear!"  It  is  too  bad  there  are  not  more  managers 
who  realize  the  importance  of  devoting  the  proper  number 
of  minutes  to  a  thousand  feet  of  film.  For  up  to  the  man- 
ager it  is  every  time.  It  is  his  duty  not  only  to  watch  his 
pictures  but  also  to  keep  his  timepiece  on  the  screen.  There 
are  men  who  consider  their  duty  fully  attended  to  when 
there  is  sufficient  and  steady  light  under  the  film  and  the 
projector  is  in  such  a  state  of  repair  that  there  are  no 
delays.  It  does  not  absolve  a  manager  from  responsibility 
when  he  says  he  leaves  to  the  operator  the  speed  of  his 
machine.  A  good  operator  takes  pride  in  his  work.  He  is 
concerned  only  with  projection.  The  manager,  among  other 
duties,  has  his  eye  on  the  box  office.  If  he  sees  people 
waiting  he  may  tell  his  operator  to  "jump  'em  through." 
The  man  in  the  box  must  obey  orders  even  if  the  film  be 
marred,  the  figures  on  the  screen  dance,  the  margin  jumps. 
The  manager  may  instruct  the  operator  to  drop  a  number 
from  the  programme,  even  though  it  be  posted  in  the  lobby, 
in  order  to  "clear  the  house."  While  this  latter  expedient 
may  be  a  species  of  obtaining  money  under  false  pretenses 
it  is  the  lesser  of  the  two  evils.  At  least,  it  does  not  jeopar- 
dize the  eyesight  of  the  people  in  the  theater. 

The  writer  recently  observed  one  glaring  instance  of  im- 
position on  picturegoers.  In  this  case  it  was  clearly  the 
fault  of  the  operator;  the  manager  was  not  in  the  house, 
and  the  one  in  charge  knew  nothing  of  projection — and  ap- 
parently cared  nothing  about  it.  At  10.05,  when  a  reel 
was  started,  the  writer  glanced  at  his  watch.  He  was  led 
to  do  this  by  reason  of  the  streaky  projection.  It  was  10.31 
when  the  thousand  feet  was  unwound.  At  10.33  another  pic- 
ture was  started.  Without  any  stopping  of  the  machine  the 
reel  was  finished  at  11  o'clock  precisely,  the  hour  the  pro- 
gramme was  supposed  to  close.  It  was  a  clear  case.  With 
sufficient  time  to  properly  run  three  reels  the  operator  lazily 
decided  two  would  do.  Once  or  twice  he  turned  the  handle 
so  slowlj'  the  shutter  did  not  lift  and  the  screen  showed 
dark.  In  the  same  house  the  operator  has  been  known  to 
put  on  a  new  reel  every  eleven  minutes.  In  this  case 
he  was  working  under  instructions.  "What  can  I  do?" 
asked  the  proprietor;  "the  police  are  pounding  me  for  letting 
people  stand.  I  don't  want  to  turn  patrons  away.  The 
law  limits  me  to  300  seats.  I  could  fill  twice  that  number 
every  night  at  8  o'clock  if  I  had  them.  People  want  five 
reels  and  complain  if  they  don't  get  them.  What  can  you 
do?"    And  there  you  are! 

At  the  Herald  Square,  where  four  pictures  are  shown, 
manager  Rothschild  has  an  ironclad  rule  in  regard  to  time. 


A  thousand  feet  of  film  must  be  given  eighteen  minutes. 
The  time  must  not  exceed  twenty  minutes.  The  figures 
on  the  screen  are  permitted  to  comport  themselves  in  a 
dignified  manner.  Undoubtedly  to  this  rule  is  due  in  great 
measure  the  popularity  of  the  house.  Patrons  know  that 
not  only  will  they  see  new  films,  but,  what  is  of  more 
importance,  they  will  see  them  under  the  best  conditions 
of  projection. 

We  may  thank  our  Western  friend  for  presenting  to  view 
another  twist  to  this  problem — i.  e.,  "some  of  the  most 
beautiful  productions  killed  by  careless  projection."  And 
true  it  is.  Likewise  is  it  true  that  the  fault  is  at  the  door 
of  the  manager's  office! 

Speaking  before  the  City  Club  in  St.  Louis  recently,  Otis 
Skinner  is  alleged  to  have  remarked  that  because  of  the 
establishment  of  so  many  vaudeville  and  picture  houses  the 
educational  standard  of  the  country  has  been  lowered,  chiefly 
among  the  working  men  and  women.  Wrong,  absolutely, 
utterly  wrong.  It  is  hard  to  believe  Skinner  ever  said  this. 
There  is  more  education  of  the  solid  sort  in  five  average 
reels  of  pictures  than  there  is  in  a  good  play.  The  actor 
bemoans  the  unfilled  galleries  of  the  higher-priced  theaters, 
referring  to  them  as  yawning  chasms.  He  also  says  that 
filmed  reproductions  of  the  standard  plays  engender  a 
liking  for  the  standard  theater  and  that  "graduates  of  the 
moving  pictures  will  go  to  the  higher  class  theater  when 
'their  finanical  condition  allows."  .Serene  conceit!  It  is  to 
be  expected,  of  course,  that  an  actor  of  the  speaking  stage 
cannot  comprehend  a  man  going  to  pictures  from  choice  and 
not  from  necessity.  But  how  about  the  "graduates"  of  the 
theaters  that  go  to  the  pictures?  There  are  many  of  them. 
As  one  enthusiastic  woman — and  of  means,  too,  by  the 
way — said  not  long  ago:  "Why,  we  used  to  go  to  the  theater 
one  night  a  week.  Now  we  go  to  the  pictures  nearly  every 
night.     We  don't  think  of  the  theater  any  more." 

*  *     * 

Through  co-operation  between  the  Peoples'  Institute  and 
a  local  parents'  association  the  first  public  school  picture 
show  of  the  season  has  been  held  in  Brooklyn.  The  latter 
organization  provided  a  fire-proof  booth.  Three  hundred 
children  were  present.  Among  the  pictures  shown  was  the 
fine  Edison  "Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade."  It  is  said 
the  Institute  will  extend  the  shows  to  other  schools  as 
soon  as  booths  are  installed. 

*  *     * 

Even  Old  Nick  himself  is  taking  a  crack  at  this  hold-up 
business  these  days.  A  stage  coach  loaded  with  sixteen 
passengers,  of  whom  a  dozen  were  on  top,  overturned  on  a 
bend  in  a  mountain  road  at  Canon  City,  Col.,  and  started 
to  roll  down  a  150  foot  embankment.  It  is  pleasant  to  hear 
that  the  camera  man  kept  on  grinding.  Some  day  we  will 
read  about  the  camera  man  who  forgot  to  do  just  that 
thing;  then  we  will  have  a  real  story.  The  coach  is  said 
to  have  turned  over  slowly.  All  the  passengers  were  bruised, 
Mrs.   Victor   Eritch   and   Mrs.   John   Benedick  seriously. 

*  «    * 

That  tale  from  the  Pacific  coast  about  the  long-lost  man 
being  turned  up  in  a  baseball  film  is  all  wrong.  Investigation 
and  a  town-wide  hubbub  have  uncovered  a  man  who  looks 
like  the  long-lost,  but — it  was  an  innocent  drug  clerk.  The 
search   still  goes   on. 

The  recently  enacted  Federal  anti-prizefight  statute  brings 
an  unexpected  result.  Interested  oarties  who  have  made 
a  close  study  of  the  law  have  failed  to  discover  anything 
in  it  against  lantern  slides.  A  Denver  promoter  arranged 
with  a  number  of  photographers  to  take  as  many  pictures 
at  interesting  points  of  the  recent  Wolgast-Ritchie  bout  as 
possible.  These  have  been  made  into  sets  of  twenty-five 
slides.     It  is  said  several  orders  have  been  received  already. 

A  candidate  for  Congress  spent  $456  to  advertise  himself 
on  picture  screens — and  was  defeated.  It  is  too  bad,  but 
publicity  never  does  seem  to  help  some  men. 

*     *    * 

The  Eclair  company  will  soon  put  out  a  short  comedy  reel 
that  will  be  a  real  laugh-maker.  It  is  on  the  style  of  a  pic- 
ture made  by  Winsor  McCay  some  months  ago  and  released 
by  the  Vitagraph  company:  yet  it  is  different.  It  parodies 
the  adventures  and  misadventures  of  a  couple  made  more 
or  less  famous  through  the  columns  of  a  Sunday  newspaper. 
The  pictures  are  all  hand  drawings,  and  the  artist  has  pro- 
duced a  novelty  that  will  send  home  any  audience  in  high 
good  humor.     It  is  said  that  this  is  but  the  first  of  a  series 


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Telling  the  Truth  to  the  Exhibitor. 

By  John   B.   Clymer. 

OUESTIONABLE  is  it  Whether  there  is  more  lying 
"blonde"  or  ''brunette"  done  by  means  of  the  tongue, 
the  "unruly  member,"  or  on  the  printed  page.  Our 
antediluvian  ancestors  had  less  facilities  for  stretching  facts. 
The  printing  art  was  yet  to  dawn  and  our  fore-fore-fore- 
fore-fathers  had  to  use  the  "gift  of  gab." 

A  clever  Frenchman  has  said  that  words  are  means  of 
concealing  thought.  Verily  some  advertisements  bear  it 
out.  In  many  the  percentage  of  ideas  is  that  of  one  pea 
to  the  bowl  of  soup,  the  pea  being  the  single  thought,  the 
rest  being  words,  words,  words.  Some  advertisement  writ- 
ers appear  to  be  afflicted  with  verbal  elephantisis.  They 
see  their  subject  under  a  microscope  and  as  a  result  the 
facts   are    magnified    to    a    size    monstrous. 

The  writer  believes  that  few  motion  picture  advertisement 
writers  write  primarily  with  the  purpose  to  deceive,  but 
that  some  are  slaves  to  this  habit  of  exaggeration.  They 
sometimes   come    into   the   motion    picture    business    witnout 


Mr.  John  B.  Clymer. 

previous  advertising  experience,  and  are  told  by  tradition- 
bound  wiseacres  that  motion  picture  advertisements  must 
be  "circused"  and  that  not  on  their  lives  must  they  ever 
drop  below  the  pinnacles  of  superlatives  and  that  the  bigger 
the  adjectives  used,  the  larger  the  business  to  be  obtained. 
As  a  consequence,  this  indiscriminate  use  of  strong  language. 
The  motion  picture  exhibitor  has  now  become  more  or 
less  satiated  with  this  high  falutin'  nomenclature  and  vo- 
cabulary. He  has  probably  rarely  read  that  any  film  is 
merely  a  good  film.  They  are  always  "marvelous,"  "superb," 
"stupendous,"  etc.  While  some  films  may  deserve  such 
adjectives,  is  it  not  possible  that  a  good  film  can  be  ad- 
vertised in  another  way  and  that  way  by  treating  the  news 
interest  and  by  escaping  from  the  general  to  the  specific. 
What  are  the  strong  points,  the  vital  issues  of  the  subject? 
Cannot  they  be  mentioned  and  thus  let  the  subject  argue 
for  itself.  If,  for  instance,  in  a  scene  like  Gaumont's 
"International  Conspiracy,"  where  a  battleship  destroys  a 
motor  boat  with  its  human  occupants,  or  in  "Perils  of  the 
Atlantic,"  where  an  ocean  steamship  sinks,  a  la  Titanic, 
why  cannot  these  scenes  be  mentioned,  as  they  actually 
happen  in  the  film,  aptly  described  with  language  com- 
mensurate by  force  to  the  depiction?  Such  does  not  require 
adjectives,  bombast  or  pedantry  to  sustain  its  interest. 
There  is  the  fact.     Will  it  or  will  it  not  draw  business  for 


the  motion  picture  spectator  and  satisfy  those  spectators 
after   they  have   paid   their   money? 

A  motion  picture  exhibitor,  like  any  other  business  man, 
IS  dependent  upon  regular  custom.  His  transient  trade  is, 
of  course,  valuable,  but  if  he  has  not  his  neighborhood  with 
him,  so  to  speak,  it  is  likely  that  his  theater  will  soon  be 
reconstructed  for  the  "offices"  of  a  Chinese  laundry  or  a 
fruit   stand. 

This  regular  trade  is  to  be  retained  only  by  giving  to 
spectators  what  they  want.  What  they  want  is  quality 
pictures.  In  fairness  to  the  exhibitor,  if  manufacturers  are 
to  retain  exhibitors'  confidence,  they  should  tell  the  truth 
about  their  productions.  The  writer  has  it  particularly  easy 
to  tell  facts  and  yet  to  promote  business  for  the  Gaumont 
Company.  Gaumont  productions  merit  his  enthusiasm.  But 
that  enthusiasm  he  must  curb,  for  should  he  allow  it  to  run 
to  extremes,  his  advertisements  would  assume  the  distorted 
extravagances  of  advertisers  whose  pictures  do  not  measure 
up    to   the    biased   praise   given    them. 

To  keep  on  the  safe  side,  the  writer  chooses  to  keep  away 
from  personal  judgments.  He  elects  to  tell  what  is  actu- 
ally in  the  films.  He  finds  abundant  substantiation  in  the 
films  for  sticking  to  facts  and  is  not  compelled  by  the  ab- 
sence of  strengtli  and  interest  in  his  subjects  to  resort  to 
the  mere  witchery  of  words.  In  this  manner  advertisements 
of  film  production  may  become  "wordizations"  of  things  as 
they  are,  not  highly  colored  fantasies  born  of  the  dictionary. 


CHET  WITHEY   JOINS   AMERICAN   FORCES. 

In  Chet  Withey  the  Americati  Film  Mfg.  Co.,  acquires  an- 
other splendid  addition  to  its  lists  of  stars.  Mr.  Withey  is  a 
character  man  of  reputation  and  joins  the  "Flying  A"  interests 
at  Santa  Barbara  with  every  promise  of  adding  to  his  long  string 
of  successes.  Mr.  Withey  is  a  character  man  and  counts  his 
greatest  successes  in  Rex  Beach's  "The  Barriers,"  playing  the 
character  heavy  of  Runnion.  He  left  the  Selig  Co.'s  Los  Angeles 
branch  where  he  was  identified  with  some  of  the  best  of  Selig's 
coast  productions,  to  join  the  staff  of  the  American. 


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Doings  at  Los  Angeles 

Edison  Players  Join  Los  Angeles   Colony — Reel   Club   Mat- 
ters— Selig  Making  More  Animal  Pictures — News  Notes. 

THERE  are  two  additional  motion  picture  companies  to 
add  to  the  long  list  wliich  was  published  in  this  column 
last  week  giving  the  roster  of  the  producing  companies 
now  permanently  located  in  Southern  California. 

Since  the  list  was  made  up  the  Edison  company,  with  ii 
people,  and  more  coming,  has  arrived,  and  a  Thanhouser 
company  is  reported  on  the  way. 

The  Edison  company  is  the  one  that  left  New  York  City 
July  13,  to  take  motion  pictures  all  the  way  across  the  conti- 
nent. Included  in  the  party  are  J.  Searle  Dawley,  the  di- 
rector; Ben  F.  Wilson,  A.  J.  Rothermel,  Charles  Sutton, 
James  Gordon,  Frederick  Ritter,  Richard  R.  Neill,  Laura 
Sawyer,  Jessie  McAllister,  Richard  Brace,  camera  man,  and 
Harry  Gaut,   the  company's  expert  horseman  and  roper. 

Although  a  Southern  California  location  has  not  been  defi- 
nitely decided  upon,  the  company  plans  to  remain  here,  and 
it  is  said  that  the  Edison  company  intends  to  have  a  perma- 
nent studio  in  this  locality.  Two  locations — one  at  Long 
Beach  and  the  other  at  San  Diego — are  now  under  considera- 
tion, and  it  is  probable  that  one  or  the  other  will  be  leased 
or  purchased  within  a  few  days. 

Since  last  July  the  members  of  the  company  have  been 
vagrants.  They  have  gone  wherever  the  director's  whims 
have  prompted  him  to  take  them,  and  they  have  not  only 
had  a  splendid  time,  but  have  obtained  many  reels  of  good 
pictures. 

Coming  across  the  continent,  "rubberneck"  pictures  were 
taken  of  every  large  city  in  which  they  stopped — Denver, 
Salt  Lake  and  San  Francisco  being  among  others.  These 
are  not  necessarily  to  be  released  at  once,  but  are  to  be  held 
for  certain  mysterious  educational  plans  the  Edison  concern 
has  afoot. 

Just  before  coming  to  Los  Angeles  they  visited  Yellow- 
stone Park,  where  they  exposed  several  reels  of  film.  They 
had  the  co-operation  of  the  United  States  government  au- 
thorities there  and  elsewhere.  In  the  San  Joaquin  Valley, 
in  Southern  California,  the  officials  of  the  government  for- 
estry bureau  started  a  forest  fire  for  the  benefit  of  the 
motion  picture  camera.  This  subject  was  recently  released. 
The  Grand  Canyon  is  another  scenic  location  which  has 
been  photographed. 

In  addition  to  photographing  cities  and  scenery,  the  com- 
pany has  turned  out  12  dramas  on  the  trip,  in  each  case 
using  locations  which  were  called  for  by  the  stories.  At 
Chej'enne  the  most  ambitious  picture  was  taken  —  "The 
Charge  of  the  Light  Brigade."  This  was  taked  at  Fort 
Russell,  where  the  company  had  the  assistance  of  250  sol- 
diers of  the  regular  army,  as  many  horses,  and  also  all  the 
employes,  animals  and  equipment  of  a  circus  which  hap- 
pened to  be  there.  It  was  during  this  picture  that  Richard 
Neill  broke  one  arm  and  became  the  victim  of  the  only 
accident   of  the  entire   trip. 

The  Thanhouser  company,  the  advance  guard  of  the 
Mutual  forces,  which  heretofore  have  not  been  represented 
in  this  vicinity,  is  reported  to  be  somewhere  between  Los 
Angeles  and  New  York  City.  Carl  L.  Gregory,  chief  pho- 
tographer for  the  company,  arrived  several  days  ago  and 
went  to  work  quietly  to  find  a  studio.  He  succeeded  in 
obtaining  the  studio  formerly  occupied  by  the  Imp  com- 
pany, before  the  organization  of  the  Universal  group,  on 
Brooklyn  Heights,  and  took  a  lease  on  it  at  once.  It  is 
understood  that  the  company  left  New  York  on  receipt  of 
his  wire  that  preparations  had  been  made.  Gregory  had 
intended  to  return  to  New  York,  but  it  is  now  reported  that 
he  will  remain  here  to  become  director  of  the  Southern  Cali- 
fornia company  and  chief  representative  of  the  concern  on 
this  coast. 

Reel  Club  Has  a  Laugh. 

The  Reel  Club  of  Los  Angeles,  to  Southern  California 
what  the  Screen  Club  is  to  New  York,  now  has  150  members, 
all  of  them  men  actively  engaged  in  the  producing  end  of 
the  motion  picture  industry,  and  it  still  has  a  name  which 
no  one  is  satisfied  with,  because  outsiders  mistake  it  for  an 
organization  of  fishermen. 

Naturally,  most  of  the  members  wanted  to  call  it  the 
Screen  Club  of  Los  Angeles,  but  would  not,  of  course,  take 
that  name  without  the  consent  of  the  New  York  organization. 

The  Screen  Club,  when  it  was  officially  notified  by  tele- 
graph that  the  California  organization  had  been  formed,  sent 
on  a  letter,  asking  that  the  membership  list  of  the  new  club 
be  sent  to  New  York  City  to  be  censored,  and  that  $275  in 
the  treasury  be  sent  on  also  to  apply  on  the  dues  of  $i5  a 


year  which  the  Southern  California  members  will  be  expected 
to  pay.  The  letter  from  the  East  was  read  at  a  meeting  of 
the  club,  and  from  the  way  most  of  the  members  acted,  an 
outsider  might  have  supposed  they  were  very  happy  about 
something.  One  of  the  motion  picture  producers  Who  was 
present  made  an  application  for  a  copy  of  the  letter,  saying 
that  he  wanted  to  turn  it  over  to  the  scenario  editor  of  his 
company.  "It  would  make  a  scream  of  a  split  reel  comedy 
with  very  little  re-writing,"  he  said.  Another  man  suggested 
that  the  request  of  the  Screen  Club  be  complied  with,  and 
that  at  the  same  time  the  Screen  Club  be  requested  to  send 
on  its  membership  list,  so  it  can  be  censored  at  this  end. 
"It's  only  a  question  of  time  before  all  the  motion  picture 
people  in  the  United  States  will  come  here  to  locate,"  he 
said,  "and  of  course,  since  they  will  be  using  our  clubrooms, 
we  will  want  to  make  sure  they  are  all  desirable."  There 
was  also  a  suggestion  that  the  Screen  Club  be  requested  to 
send  on  $6  for  each  of  its  members,  since  turn  about  is  but 
fair  play. 

The  meetings  of  the  club  are  now  being  held  in  the  Gamut 
Club,  the  home  of  a  local  organization  of  professional  musi- 
cians, but  a  committee  has  been  appointed  to  take  the  neces- 
sary steps  to  provide  the  club  with  a  home  of  its  own  at 
once.  Articles  of  incorporation  have  been  prepared  and  will 
be  filed  with  the  secretary  of  state  as  soon  as  a  few  details 
can  be  adjusted.  As  a  preliminary  to  incorporation  the  club, 
at  its  regular  meeting  December  14th,  elected  a  full  set  of 
officers,  including  11  directors,  who  are  to  be  known  as  the 
Board  of  Control,  since  the  word*  "director"  has  a  technical 
significance  in  the  industry.  As  soon  as  the  incorporation 
is  perfected  there  will  probably  be  another  set  of  officers 
elected.  Several  of  those  who  were  named  pleaded  that 
they  are  too  busy  to  serve,  and  only  consented  to  act  for  the 
purpose  of  getting  things  started.  The  officers  are:  Presi- 
dent, Fred  Mace;  secretary.  George  H.  Melford;  treasurer, 
Charles  Giblyn;  directors,  Russell  Bassett,  Charles  Giblyn, 
Joseph  DeGrass,  P.  C.  Hartigan,  Arthur  Mackley,  Frank  E. 
Montgomery,  Thomas  S.  Nash,  P.  M.  Powell,  J.  Barney 
Sherry,  William  E.  Wing  and  Frank  E.  Woods. 

More  Selig  Animal  Pictures. 

The  Selig  people  are  working  on  still  another  big  animal 
picture.  This  time  it  is  not  an  African  picture,  however,  but 
a  story  of  circus  life..  Each  of  the  directors  except  Henry 
McRae  has  tried  his  hand  at  animal  pictures  and  now  McRae 
is  having  his  chance,  with  Kathlyn  Williams  as  his  leading 
woman  in  the  picture. 

The  other  two  directors,  Colin  Campbell  and  Lem  Parker, 
are  doing  straight  looo-foot  dramas.  Thomas  S.  Nash,  the 
new  Selig  producer  for  this  section  has  been  putting  into 
effect  a  new  policy.  Sensational  and  spectacular  pictures 
have  been  shoved  into  the  background  for  the  time  being 
and  those  who  keep  track  of  the  Selig  releases  may  expect  in 
the  near  future  to  see  a  line  of  subtle  psychological  dramas 
of  a  more  thoughtful  type,  quiet  things  that  give  one  some- 
thing to  cogitate  on  afterwards.  This  is  a  hint  to  photoplay 
writers. 

Kathlyn  Williams,  Selig's  leading  woman,  has  a  new  hobby. 
She  is  learning  to  be  an  aviatoress,  or  an  aviatoreaux  or  an 
aviatrice — anyhow,  she's  learning  to  run  a  flying  machine. 
She  has  been  making  frequent  ascents  with  Glenn  Martin 
who  says  she  is  one  of  the  most  promising  pupils  he  has 
ever  had,  and  who  thinks  she  will  be  ready  to  try  it  alone 
in  a  month  or  so.  Look  for  a  Selig  release  about  "The 
Girl  in  the  Biplane"  almost  any  day  now. 

Brevities. 

That  new  Keystone  company  is  surely  determined  to  make 
a  reputation  for  its  comedy  releases.  Think  of  hiring  300 
soldiers,  200  horses,  together  with  cannon  and  other  war 
stuflf,  and-  shooting  off  $100  worth  of  blank  cartridges  just 
for  the  sake  of  making  one  short  scene  in  a  split  reel  comedy. 
That  is  what  Mack  Sennett,  director  of  the  Keystone,  did 
at  Santa  Monica  canyon  this  week.  He  had  in  mind  a 
ridiculous  situation  in  which  a  blundering  would-be  hero 
undertook  to  perform  a  Sheridan-twenty-miles-away  stunt 
with  ludicrous  results.  In  order  to  put  it  over  he  needed  a 
battle  and  so  he  went  out  and  organized  one  at  an  expense  of 
about  $2,500.  Directors  have  spent  large  sums  of  money 
before,  but  usually  the  purse  strings  become  loose  only  when 
there  is  a  two  or  tliree  reel  feature  in  sight.  This,  being 
only  a  500  foot  comedy,  sets  a  new  precedent. 

*     *     * 

A  motion  picture  editorial  containing  a  powerful  argument 
against  dangerous  patent  medicines  is  the  Glendale  Kalem 
company's  latest  contribution  to  picture  drama.  George  H. 
Melford,  director  of  the  company,  has  just  shipped  East  a 
full    reel    telling   the    story    of    a    rich    unscrupulous    patent 


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medicine  faker,  his  tiny  motherless  daughter,  who  is  the  only 
thing  dear  to  him  in  the  world  aside  from  money,  and  of 
the  nostrum  maker's  neighbor,  a  poor  man  also  with  a  small 
daughter  whom  he  idolizes.  The  author  of  the  photoplay 
contrived  with  much  skill  to  lead  these  characters  into  a 
situation  where  each  child  at  the  same  time  is  poisoned 
with  the  dope.  To  disclose  any  more  of  the  story  than  tliis, 
however,  might  spoil  a  few  minutes'  keen  pleasure  for  those 
who  will  see  the  release  later.  The  studio  run  showed  that 
Melford  managed  to  get  the  story  over  with  a  couple  of 
punches   in   it. 

*  *     * 

Cowboys  and  other  employees  of  the  Kaybee  and  Broncho 
studios  in  Santa  Monica  canyon  were  relieved  from  regular 
duty  December  17  and  assigned  instead,  by  the  directors, 
to  search  the  sea  coast  both  ways  from  Santa  Monica  for 
signs  of  Aviator  Kearney  who  left  Los  Angeles  in  an 
aeroplane  December  14,  carrying  a  passenger,  and  bound  for 
San  Francisco.  The  two  men  were  supposed  to  have  fallen 
into  the  ocean  and  perished  and  many  searching  parties 
were  sent  out  to  scour  the  shore  in  search  of  wreckage  or 
bodies.  About  100  of  the  motion  picture  people  engaged  in 
the  hunt,  and  received  their  salaries  as  usual. 

*  *"  * 

The  Los  Angeles  local  motion  picture  censor  board  has 
asked  the  city  council  to  amend  the  existing  ordinance  so 
that  its  membership  will  be  increased  from  five  to  seven,  and 
to  add  a  provision  permitting  two  members,  acting  in  con- 
junction, to  pass  on  films,  providing  they  can  agree,  otherwise 
the  film  to  be  viewed  by  the  entire  board.  The  change  is 
asked  because  the  duties  of  the  board  have  increased  so  that 
the  work  has  become  burdensome.  To  have  viewed  every 
film  which  was  exhibited  in  the  city  last  week  would  have 
required  54  hours  of  continuous  work,  allowing  15  minutes 
to  each   1000  feet. 

*  *     * 

The  Carnegie  Alaska-Siberian  motion  pictures  are  back  at 
the  Mason  opera  house  where  they  had  a  money  making 
run  of  six  weeks  earlier  in  the  year.  Friends  of  the  motion 
pictures,  who,  only  a  few  years  ago,  were  obliged  to  listen 
to  sneering  remarks  from  theatrical  managers  about  "catch- 
penny devices"  which  were  destined  to  disappear  in  a  short 
time  might  be  pardoned  nowadays  for  chortling  a  bit  when 
the  managers  of  leading  theaters  turn  occasionally  to  motion 
pictures  to  relieve  the  monotony  of  unprofitable  business. 

*  *     * 

The  fund  for  the  relief  of  William  Paley,  the  veteran 
cameraman,  formerly  of  the  Nestor  company,  who  is  in  the 
hospital  suffering  from  an  infection  from  which  he  will  never 
fully  recover,  was  increased  $100  this  week  when,  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Reel  Club,  a  hat  was  passed.  The  first  round 
brought  $92.50  and  when  President  Mace  announced  the  sum 
there  was  a  second  collection  taken  to  raise  the  amount 
needed  to  make  it  an  even  hundred. 

*  *     * 

Charles  Kessel,  one  of  the  owners  of  the  Kaybee,  Keystone 
and  Broncho  companies,  and  incidentally  charter  member  of 
both  the  Screen  Club  and  the  Reel  Club,  has  gone  East 
to  spend  Christmas  in  New  York.  While  there  he  will 
attend  to  some  business  for  the  company  and  pay  a  formal 
and  official  visit  to  the  Screen  Club  as  ambassador  plenipo- 
tentiary from  the  Reel  Club.  He  has  not,  however,  been 
authorized  to  pay  the  Screen  Club  that  $6  on  account  of  his 
membership  in  the  Reel  Club. 

*  *     * 

David  Horseley,  formerly  proprietor  of  the  Nestor  com- 
pany and  now  one  of  the  controlling  factors  in  the  Universal 
group,  is  expected  to  arrive  in  Los  Angeles  immediately  after 
the  holidays.  This  is  the  time  he  is  due  to  buy  a  home 
here  and  settle  down  for  good.  He  has  been  flirting  with 
Los  Angeles  every  trip  he  has  made  and  the  last  time  he 
picked  out  the  spot  where  he  wants  to  build  his  home.  I 
have  promised  a  large  number  of  real  estate  agents  to  notify 
them  when  Horsely  arrives.  P.  M.  POWELL. 


KLEINE'S  CINES  AND  ECLIPSE. 

George  Kleine  promises  three  first-class  releases  for  the 
week  ending  January  4th,  1913,  consisting  of  an  absorbing 
drama  of  heart  interest  and  two  split  comedy  reels  which 
are  sure  laugh  producers. 

"Amy's  Choice"  is  the  title  of  the  Tuesday  Cines.  It 
relates  in  a  highly  entertaining  fashion  to  a  charming  girl's 
many  difficulties  in  deciding  between  two  most  ardent  suit- 
ors. She  has  a  clever  plan  to  test  the  courage  and  devotion 
of  the  two,  in  an  apparently  perfectly  innocent  way,  and 
when  her  decision  is  finally  settled  her  dramatic  manner  of 
giving  No.  2  his  walking  papers  is  well  worth  watching.    The 


story  is  enacted  in  the  midst  of  a  most  beautiful  garden, 
which  affords   truly  wonderful  backgrounds. 

To  complete  the  reel,  "Among  the  Abruzzi  Mountains" 
offers  an  extremely  interesting  scenic,  showing  the  ancient 
city  of  Sulmona.  views  of  the  surrounding  country  and  sev- 
eral beautiful  winter  landscapes  in  the  reclaimed  basin  of 
Lake  Fucino. 

For  the  Eclipse,  "A  Four-Footed  Cupid"  tells  of  a  remark- 
able dog  who  manages  to  put  through  a  deal  in  love  all  ty 
himself.  The  canine  seems  to  possess  human  intelligence 
in  the  manner  he  takes  possession  of  the  letters  belonging 
to  the  quarreling  lovers  and  carries  them  to  the  mail  box, 
after  which,  by  means  of  many  clever  tricks,  he  finally  brings 
about  a  nconciliation. 

"Laughing  Billy"  completes  the  reel.  Billy  meets  a  pal 
who  tells  him  a  funny  story.  Billy  insists  upon  sharing  it 
with  every  one,  including  business  men,  washer-women,  howl- 
ing babies  and  even  a  diver  at  his  work.  Although  unappre- 
ciated, the  fellow  keeps  repeating  the  tale  until,  returning 
home,  he  meets  his  wife,  who,  resenting  his  foolish  mirth, 
belabors  him  over  the  head  with  a  broom,  but  Billy  still 
laughs  on.  The  reel  is  certainly  a  sure  cure  for  the  blues, 
and  will  brighten  up  any  program. 

An  absorbing  drama  of  tender  interest  is  billed  for  the 
release  of  January  4th,  1913,  entitled  "A  Sister's  Heart."  It 
relates  to  a  proud,  spirited  girl,  who  opposes  her  younger 
brother's  marriage  to  a  young  woman  of  humble  station. 
Through  the  influence  and  persuasion  of  the  old  family 
servitor,  however,  the  two  girls  are  brought  together,  and 
it  is  not  long  before  love  conquers  pride  and  prejudice. 
Touched  by  the  misery  and  sweet  face  of  the  other,  the  sis- 
ter's heart  warms  toward  her.  She  immediately  sends  for 
her  brother,  and  upon  his  arrival  all  former  discord  is  for- 
gotten in  a  happy  gathering  of  the  three  young  people.  The 
leading  role,  that  of  the  sister,  is  well  acted  by  Miss  Hesperia, 
who  is  now  taking  most  of  the  leads  for  the  Cines  Company 
and  is  doing  most  excellent  work.  The  part  of  the  old 
servitor,  which  is  also  important,  is  well  taken  by  Mr.  Charles 
Maestro,  in  his  usual  capable  manner. 


SELIG  COLORADO  COMPANY  MOVES  SOUTH.   . 

Harry  Cohen,  business  representative  of  the  Selig  Polyscope 
Co.,  has  returned  from  a  trip  through  the  Southwest,  where 
he  went  to  select  a  new  winter  location  for  the  company 
now  operating  at  the  Canon  City  Studios.  Plans  have  been 
perfected  for  transporting  the  entire  company  to  some  one 
of  the  selected  localities  in  the  southwest,  although  the  Selig 
Company  has  not  as  yet  given  out  just  where  this  location 
will  be,  A  freight  car  full  of  horses  and  properties  have  left 
the  Chicago  studios  for  the  new  field  camp  and  it  will  arrive 
at  the  new  location  at  about  the  same  time  the  Colorado 
players  appear  upon  the  scene.  An  automobile  has  been  for- 
warded with  the  horses  and  Tom  Mix,  the  famous  Selig 
cowboy,  has  been  transfered  from  the  Chicago  studios  to 
the  headquarters  of  the  Colorado  company.  This  branch 
of  the  ambitious  Selig  organization  will  produce  during  the 
coming  months  some  of  the  greatest  war  and  western  sub- 
jects ever  released  by  the  Selig  people.  Mr.  Selig  recently 
secured  the  entire  works  of  Gen.  Charles  King  with  exclusive 
rights  for  picture  purposes,  and  many  of  these  well  known 
stories  will  be  produced  by  this  company. 


THE  STANDARD  OF  PICTURES  IN  GERMANY. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  in  Germany  the  believers  in  edu- 
cational cinematography  are  the  moving  powers  against  "de- 
basing picture"  shows.  This  is  entirely  consistent  with  the 
attitude  of  their  contemporaries  in  America.  Mutuality  of 
interests  is  identical;  it  is  therefore  profitable  to  repeat  that 
the  best  censorship  is  that  which  is  devoted  to  cultivating 
the  higher  tastes,  rather  than  simply  criticising  the  lower 
ones.  Dr.  Rauh,  a  prominent  German  educator,  ts  organizing 
a  "campaign  of  education"  against  pictures  which  he  believes 
to  be  below  the  standard  of  proper  exhibitions.  "The  morals 
of  the  modern  pictures  are  the  morals  of  Paris  Apaches," 
says  this  teacher,  "many  of  the  film  dramas  cover  crime  with 
a  mantle  of  attractive  sentimentality  instead  of  the  abhor- 
rence which  should  be  taught."  As  a  guardian  of  youth  he 
further  says  that  "when  they  make  light  of  the  sanctity  of 
marriage  and  the  home,  the  growing  generation  will  give 
ample  proof  of  the  evil." 

The  fitting  language  of  this  criticism  is  apparent;  it  is  also 
noticeable  that  these  opinions  are  consistent  with  those  so 
often  expressed  here.  All  honor  and  success  to  Dr.  Rauh 
in  his  laudable  campaign;  it  is  eminently  fitting  and  proper 
that  those  most  interested  in  the  educational  moving  pic- 
tures should  be  the  ones  to  voice  the  true  standard  of  amus- 
ing yet  non-educational  pictures. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


OBSERVATIONS 

BY  OUR  MAN  ABOUT  TOWN 


I  HAD  a  very  strong  impression  that  Mayor  Gaynor  would 
hand  out  a  Christmas  present  in  the  form  of  his  signature 
to  the  recently  passed  ordinance  on  the  six-hundred 
seating  capacity.  He  is  taking  more  time  for  its  considera- 
tion than  was  generally  expected.  No  doubt  the  hold  up 
is  due  to  the  eleventh  hour  amendment  on  the  censorship. 
Perhaps  he  will  hand  down  the  signed  ordinance  as  a  New 
Year  greeting.  Some  people  look  for  a  veto  of  the  bill 
as  a  whole,  but  most  of  those  interested  feel  that,  under 
the  charter  of  the  city,  the  Mayor  has  the  power  to  exclude 
the  censorship  amendment  and  make  the  rest  of  the  bill 
a  law,  and  will  exercise  it.  It  has  been  stated  upoij  what 
appears  to  be  very  good  authority  that  personally  the  Mayor 
is  favorably  disposed  toward  motion  pictures  and  believes 
that  the  law  authorizing  the  increased  seating  capacity  is 
a  good  one,  as  it  will  be  another  step  towards  putting 
small,  ill-managed  places  that  have  been  responsible  for 
so  much  adverse  comment  out  of  business. 

*  *     * 

It  is  the  opinion  of  many  people  who  watched  the  pro- 
ceedings that  led  up  to  the  passage  of  the  ordinance  that 
the  tacking  on  of  the  censorship  amendment  was  simply  the 
handing  out  to  their  constituents  of  a  little  pap  by  the  Alder- 
men who  saw  they  could  not  prevent  the  passage  of  the 
measure.  It  is  as  certain  as  anything  can  be  that  not  one 
Alderman  really  believes  that  the  amendment  belongs  in  the 
ordinance  or  can  be  sustained.  Some  have  argued  that  as  the 
educational  features  of  motion  pictures  have  formed  the  basis 
for  a  great  part  of  the  recent  discussions  concerning  them, 
that  they  naturally  fall  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Board 
of  Education.  This  has  some  merit  as  applied  to  motion 
pictures  to  be  used  in  the  public  schools,  but  it  seems  to  be 
an  exaggerated  stretch  of  imagination  as  to  the  duties  and 
jurisdiction  of  the  Board  when  an  attempt  is  made  to  con- 
stitute  it   as   supervising   authority   for   theaters. 

*  *     * 

^  But  aside  from  the  constitutional  or  legal  phase  of  the 
situation  the  amendment  should  be  killed  from  a  standpoint 
of  common  sense.  The  public  does  not  realize  the  amount 
of  time  that  is  required  to  censor  the  motion  pictures.  Hours 
are  spent  day  after  day  by  the  present  censoring  body  in 
just  watching  the  subjects  as  they  are  projected  upon  the 
screen  and  much  additional  time  is  spent  in  discussing  them 
after  they  have  been  projected.  As  in  all  other  bodies, 
opinions  vary  in  the  Board  of  Censors  and  to  settle  dis- 
cussions that  arise  the  manufacturers  are  frequently  sum- 
moned to  present  a  film  for  another  inspection.  When  looked 
squarely  in  the  face  it  seems  it  would  be  an  impossibility 
for  the  Board  of  Education  to  adequately  perform  the  duties 
for  which  it  is  created  and  properly  perform  the  work 
that  is  done  by  the  existing  Board  of  Censors.  If  the  Board 
of  Education  cannot  take  care  of  both  with  equal  fidelity 
and  adequacy  the  only  question  left  for  determination  is 
the  line  of  duty  to  which  it  should  give  its  whole  attention 
and  effort,  and  the  answer  to  that  question  is  that  part  of  the 
charter  under  which  the  Board  exists. 

*  *     * 

Too  many  people  think  the  censorship  of  films  chiefly 
embraces  joy  rides  to  the  studios  of  the  various  manufac- 
turers. Like  many  who  seek  connection  with  the  studios 
in  various  capacities,  they  look  upon  the  whole  picture  busi- 
ness as  all  play  and  no  work.  Some  have  been  heard  to 
remark  that  the  existing  Board  of  Censorship  is  simply  a 
source  of  easy  money.  They  do  not  know  that  hours  and 
days  of  service  are  given  by  the  ladies  and  gentlemen  who 
constitute  the  Board  without  the  slightest  recompense.  When 
this  is  taken  into  consideration  one  is  bound  to  concede  that 
some  of  the  comments  that  have  been  made  on  the  work  of 
the  Board  have  been  most  ungrateful  and  unjust,  especially 
when  the  fact  exists  that  nearly  all  the  motion  pictures  that 
have  been  the  subject  of  criticism  have  not  been  before 
that  Board. 

*  *     * 

The  censorship  question  is  not  one  that  can  be  settled 
by  any  hasty  pudding  amendment.  It  is  one  of  broad  scope, 
requiring  far  more  study  than  has   been   given  it  in   any  of 


the  discussions,  recent  or  remote.  A  well  known  lawyer 
stated  the  other  day  that  his  mind  was  quite  clear  on  the 
constitutional  phase  of  the  question.  It  certainly  does  not 
appear  equitable  that  motion  pictures  should  be  bound  hand 
and  foot  while  unlimited  latitude  is  given  theaters,  song 
writers  and  publishers.  If  the  theaters  are  to  be  exempt  on 
the  ground  that  they  exclude  children  under  the  age  of  l6 
years,  then  the  motion  picture  houses  that  enforce  the  same 
law  should  enjoy  the  privilege.  As  to  many  of  the  present 
day  songs,  their  titles,  lines  and  interpretation  are  abomin- 
able. All  these  and  many  others,  said  the  lawyer,  must 
be  considered  when  we  talk  of  censorship.  Special  legis- 
lation is  unfair. 

A  manufacturer  was  asked  if  the  ordinance  on  censor- 
ship would  be  contested  on  constitutional  grounds  in  case 
of  final  enactment,  to  which  he  replied  that  we  had  not 
heard  the  matter  discussed.  "It  would  be  premature  to  give 
a  definite  opinion  on  the  effect  of  such  a  law,"  he  said.  "So 
far  as  we  are  concerned  we  are  not  seeking  any  excuse  or 
opportunity  to  become  involved  in  ligitation.  We  are  doing 
our  very  best  to  eliminate  everything  of  objectionable 
character  from  the  pictures  before  they  leave  our  studios 
and  for  that  reason  we  cheerfully  accepted  the  officers  of 
the  People's  Institute  when  it  organized  the  Board  of 
Censors.  Many  of  the  people  who  are  most  strenuous  in 
the  crusade  in  behalf  of  the  morals  of  the  young  are  compara- 
tively recent  converts  to  motion  pictures  and  I  believe  many 
of  them  are  influenced  by  an  honest  purpose,  although  all 
all  of  them  are  more  or  less  radical  and  lack  knowledge  of 
the  history  of  the  business.  Much  has  been  said  of  the 
great  advancement  that  has  been  made  in  the  pictures  from 
a  photographic  and  artistic  standpoint  and  just  as  much  may 
be  said  truthfully  as  to  their  moral  tone.  This  condition 
was  not  brought  about  by  crusades  or  legal  restrictions. 
When  the  picture  business  was  supported  by  a  small  propor- 
tion of  the  public  the  manufacturers  saw  that  to  enlist  the  co- 
operation of  the  greater  mass  of  people  it  would  be  neces- 
sary to  take  up  the  lines  they  are  now  following.  If  one 
half  the  pictures  that  are  shown  today  were  half  as  bad  as 
some  of  the  radicals  try  to  make  the  public  believe  they 
are  the  picture  houses  would  not  enjoy  the  family  patronage 
that  they  do,  and  I  am  quite  certain  there  are  more  parents 
as  careful  of  the  welfare  of  their  children,  morally  and 
otherwise,  than  can  be  inferred  from  the  actions  of  some 
of  the  people  who  are  on  the  outside,  looking  in." 

*  *     * 

A  moving  picture  man  arrested  for  displaying  in  front  of 
his  place  a  poster  that  depicted  a  scene  from  a  picture  being 
exhibited  in  the  house  was  discharged  by  the  judge  when 
it  was  shown  that  the  film  had  been  approved  by  the  Board 
of  Censors.  This  is  the  right  view,  and  had  a  proper  in- 
vestigation been  made  the  exhibitor  would  not  have  been 
arrested  if  the  complaining  party  had  any  sense.  If  canned 
goods  bear  the  label  under  the  pure  food  law  should  the 
grocer  be  held  if  somebody  discovers  that  the  goods  are 
not  as  represented?  Give  the  exhibitor  a  chance.  If  an 
error  has  been  made  in  judgment  by  those  who  are  supposed 
to  be  better  able  to  determine  as  to  what  he  shall  exhibit 
he  is  certainly  entitled  to  consideration  before  being  dragged 
into  court.  All  such  affairs  can  be  adjusted'without  splashing 
them  with  the  color  of  crime  at  the  expense  of  an  innocent 

exhibitor. 

*  *     * 

Well,  little  Mary  Pickford-  has  left  us  to  go  into  the 
"legit"  under  Mr.  David  Belasco.  Success  to  her,  May  we 
live  to  see  the  day  when  she  will  be  spoken  of  with  the 
same  admiration  we  have  for  Warfield,  Blanche  Bates  and 
others  of  Mr.  Belasco's  proteges.  She  certainly  made  good 
in  the  pictures  and  was  one  of  the  first  actresses  in  the 
business  to  attain  the  position  of  intimacy  and  popularity 
with  the  public  that  so  many  now  enjoy.  The  only  objection 
I  ever  had  to  her  was  her  name.  I  first  took  a  dislike  to  it 
in  an  east  side  theater  when  a  woman  sitting  beside  me 
exclaimed  to  her  escort,  "O,  there's  little  Mary  Pigsfoot; 
isn't  she  grant!" 


Pathe's  weekly  continues  its  high-class  instructive  work, 
it  is  worth  noting,  that  where  pictures  hold  an  interest, 
they  increase  in  popularity;  these  weekly  pictures  are  al- 
ways fresh  and  their  appearance  is  anticipated  regularly, 
people  look  for  each  issue  with  interest  second  only  to  the 
morning   paper. 

At  the  present  time  the  Balkan  War  scenes  are  the  most 
important.  The  recent  release  showed  regiments  of  both 
Montenegrin^  and  Turkish  soldiers  going  to  the  front.  The 
smart  appearance  of  the  Montenegrin  soldiers  evoked 
applause. 


THE    MOVING    PICTURE    WORLD 

Among  the  Picture  Theaters 

News  and  Views  of  Houses  Here  and  There. 


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EMPRESS  THEATER,   CENTRAL  CITY,   KY. 

THE  Empress  Theater,  the  first  of  the  chain  to  be  erected 
in  Kentucky,  Southern  Indiana  and  Tennessee  by  the  Con- 
soUdated  1  heaters  Company,  has  been  completed  at  Central 
City,  Ky.,  and  is  one  of  the  handsomest  houses  in  the  western 
section  of  the  State.  The  cost  of  the  Empress  was  $12,000,  an 
entirely  new  building  being  erected  for  the  purpose  for  which  it 
was  intended.  O.  T.  Crawford,  of  St.  Louis,  is  president  of  the 
Consolidated  Theaters  Company,  which  is  capitalized  at  half  a 
million. 

The  Empress  Theater  has  a  seating  capacity  of  450.  The 
dimensions  of  the  building,  30  feet  wide  and  78  long,  make  it 
possible  for  this  number  of  seats  to  be  installed  without  crowd- 
ing. The  seats  are  the  regulation  opera  chairs,  heavily  uphol- 
stered in  leather,  and  insuring  comfort  for  the  patrons  of  the 
handsome  new  theater.  Comfort,  of  course,  was  a  prime  requi- 
site in  the  construction  of  the  house,  and  that  necessity  is  well 
cared  for.  <A  high-class  ventilating  system  was  installed  at  a 
cost  of  $1,200,  while  steam  heat  automatically  regulated  provides 
an  even  temperature  regardless  of  outside  weather  conditions. 

While  patrons  of  the  Empress  have  found  that  every  conveni- 
ence has  been  provided  for  them,  they  apparently  appreciate  the 
beauty  of  the  theater  even  to  a  greater  extent  than  other  consid- 
erations.    The   Empress,   in   this   respect,   ranks   with   the   hand- 


not  regarded  as  likely,  however,  that  this  will  ever  be  called 
into  use,  except  on  isolated  occasions.  Photoplays  are  highly 
popular  in  Central  City,  and  the  public  has  indicated  its  prefer- 
ence for  pictures  over  a  varied  program.  Like  all  successful 
exhibitors,  the  Consolidated  will  endeavor  to  give  its  patrons 
what  they  want,  and  so  it  may  be  assumed  that  moving  pictures 
will  form  the  program  for  an  indefinite  period  or  until  public 
taste  changes. 

Unlike  many  theaters  at  interior  points,  the  Empress  gives  its 
patrons  a  daily  change  of  pictures.  Twenty-five-day  service  is 
used,  the  Universal  program  being  presented  through  the  Central 
Film  Service  Company,  of  Louisville.  Matinees  are  given  on 
Wednesdays  and  Saturdays,  while  performances  are  run  every 
night.  As  a  concession  to  public  sentiment  in  Central  City,  the 
house  is  closed  on  Sunday.  Two  new  Standard  machines  are 
used  by  the  Empress,  which  also  has  its  own  motor  generating 
set.  Tom  Brocar,  of  Louisville,  was  the  architect  for  the  new 
house,  while  the  American  Mosaic  Tile  Company,  of  the  same 
city,  did  the  tile  work.  The  Empress  opened  about  the  middle  of 
November. 


Entrance  to  New  Empress  Theater. 

somest  theaters  in  Kentucky.  The  entire  lobby  of  the  theater 
is  of  mosaic  tile,  the  name  of  the  house  being  inscribed  on  the 
lobby  floor  in  the  same  manner.  Tungsten  lights  provide  plenty 
of  illumination  for  the  exterior,  as  well  as  diffusing  the  entire 
front  with  an  agreeable  glow.  A  cluster  of  lights  hangs  in  the 
lobby,  while  the  arch  is  lined  with  individual  globes. 

Frescoing  and  plastic  relief  work  combine  to  make  the  interior 
especially  attractive.  The  theater  is  provided  with  a  dome  ceil- 
ing which  adds  further  dignity  to  its  appearance.  The  walls  on 
the  interior  are  completely  lined  with  mirrors,  while  the  same 
is  true  of  the  lobby  and  foyer,  or  interior  lobby.  The  inverted 
lighting  system,  now  so  popular  in  all  classes  of  theaters,  is  used 
in  the  Empress  Theater. 

Appearance  of  the  sixteen  employes  of  the  Empress  conforms 
to  that  of  the  theater  itself.  All  of  the  attendants  are  uniformed, 
the  doorkeeper,  ushers  and  other  employes  being  attired  in  dis- 
tinctive and  attractive  uniforms.  No  less  attractive  are  the  girl 
cashiers.  The  manager  of  the  theater  is  Thomas  W.  Murphy,  a 
Central  City  man,  who  has  had  long  experience  in  conducting 
moving  picture  houses. 

A  feature  of  the  Empress  is  orchestral  music.  The  orchestra 
is  composed  of  no  less  than  eight  experts,  the  best  of  the  musical 
talent  of  Central  City.  A  piano,  cello,  first  and  second  violins, 
clarinet  and  two  cornets,  with  drums,  compose  the  orchestra, 
which  is  considered  one  of  the  finest  in  Kentucky,  able  to  render 
appropriate  music  for  any  film,  no  matter  how  exacting  the 
demand.  The  music  of  the  Empress,  more  than  any  other  fea- 
ture, possibly,  has  been  instrumental  in  popularizing  the  house. 

While  moving  pictures  only  are  run  at  the  Empress,  provision 
for  vaudeville  has  been  made  by  the  erection  of  a  stage.     It  is 


RICHLYNN  THEATER,   KANSAS   CITY,   MO. 

The  Richlynn  Theater,  a  photograph  of  which  is  herewith 
published,  is  owned  and  managed  by  Messrs.  Richards  and 
Flynn,  and  the  name  "Richlynn"  is  a  contraction  of  the  pro- 
prietors' names.  The  house  is  situated  at  215  West  12th 
Street,    Kansas    City,    Mo.,    and    shows    Licensed    pictures. 


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Richlynn  Theater. 

Messrs.  Richards  and  Flynn  are  also  the  managers  and  own- 
ers of  the  Subway  Theater,  807  Walnut  Street,  and  the  New 
Wonderland  Theater,  Twelfth  and  Grand  avenues,  both  in 
Kansas  City,  Mo.  These  houses  seat  about  550  people  each, 
and   also   exhibit   Licensed  pictures. 


WORK  ON  $100,000  PICTURE  HOUSE  STARTS. 

Work  has  been  started  on  the  construction  of  a  new  fire- 
proof motion  picture  theater  in  South  High  Street,  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio.  The  house  will  be  operated  by  Max  Stern, 
proprietor  of  the  "Exhibit,"  a  motion  picture  theater  at  IJS  North 
High  Street.  It  will  cost  $100,000  and  will  require  six  months  to 
construct. 

The  name  of  the  place  will  be  the  "Majestic."  A  seating  capa- 
city of  1,200  has  been  planned.  The  front  of  the  building  is  to 
be  of  pressed  brick  and  terra  cotta.  The  operating  booth  will  be 
of  fireproof  construction  and  built  apart  from  the  rest  of  the 
theater. 

Robert  J.  Harmon,  for  seven  years  manager  of  the  Exhibit 
Theater,  will  have  charge  of  the  Majestic  when  finished. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


LYCEUM  THEATER  COMPANY   HOUSES. 
The  Maze  Theater. 

The  Maze,  a  moving  picture  theater  located  at  Monroe, 
La.,  an  engraving  of  which  is  herewith  pubHshed,  is  owned 
and  controlled  by  the  Lyceum  Theater  Company  of  that  city, 
of  which  Mr.  W.  L.  Jennings,  the  manager  of  the  house,  is  a 
partner.  The  Maze  was  opened  on  December  i,  1911,  repre- 
sents an  investment  of  $5,000,  and  has  a  seating  capacity  of 


The  Maze  Theater. 

.300.  The  stage  measures  19  feet  by  23  feet.  The  operating 
•room  is  equipped  with  two  Power's  No.  6  machines,  and  the 
size  of  the  picture  is  15  feet  by  21  feet.  The  house  is  well 
ventilated,  having  a  thirty-six-inch  exhaust  fan  and  twelve 
sixteen-inch  fans.  Each  performance  consists  of  moving  pic- 
tures and  vaudeville. 


The  Lyceum  Theater. 

The  Lyceum  Theater,  a  cut  of  which  is  herewith  published, 
is  also  owned  and  controlled  by  the  Lyceum  Theater  Com- 
pany and  managed  by  Mr.  W.  L.  Jennings.  The  Lyric  Com- 
pany purchased  this  house  about  a  year  ago  from  Messrs. 
Josiah  Pearce  &  Sons,  of  New  Orleans.  The  structure  rep- 
resents an  expenditure  of  $30,000  and  has  a  seating  capacity 
of  500  persons.     The  interior  measurements  of  the  Lyceum 


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The   Lyceum   Theater. 

are  50  by  80,  and  a  fully  equipped  stage  has  been  provided 
for.  The  picture  projected  at  the  Lyceum  is  the  same  size 
as  that  projected  at  the  Maze,  but  instead  of  the  projection 
battery  consisting  of  two  Power's  machines,  there  are  in 
constant  use  two  Edison  Exhibition  A  machines.  Mr.  James 
P.  Brennan  is  chief  operator  for  both  the  Lyceum  Theater 
Company's  houses.  The  ventilation  equipment  of  the  Lyceum 
consists  of  two  thirty-six  inch  exhaust  fans,  five  ventilators 
and  six  ceiling  fans.  Music  emanates  from  an  orchestra  of 
four  pieces. 


MERCHANT   TAILOR   OPENS   PICTURE  HOUSE. 

Mr.  A.  Ojek,  formerly  a  merchant  tailor  of  South  Bethle- 
hem, Pa.,  has  opened  a  theater  at  Third  and  Oak  Street,  in 
that  city.  Power's  No.  6  has  been  installed  and  the  Uni- 
versal program  is  pulling  the  crowds  for  Mr.  Ojek. 


PICTURE  HOUSE  HAS  A  DOUBLE  SCREEN. 

The  Oxford  Theater,  a  new  moving  picture  house  situated 
at  the  corner  of  Ontario  and  Champlain  Streets,  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  and  which  is  owned  by  Messrs.  W.  H.  James  and  F.  A. 
Noble,  bears  the  singular  distinction  of  being  the  only  mov- 


The  Oxford  Theater. 

ing  picture  theater  in  the  United  States  and  Canada  with  a 
double  screen  as  shown  by  the  accompanying  photograph 
of  the  interior.  A  person  may  go  into  the  theater  and  see 
two  shows  for  a  single  admission  price.  After  he  has  seen 
one  show,  he  may  by  moving  an  aisle  or  two  to  the  right  or 
left  of  the  house,  as  the  case  may  be,  see  the  other. 

The  entrance  to  the  Oxford  is  pretty  and  plants  ornament 
the  front  as  the  exterior  view,  printed  herewith,  will  show. 


Interior  View  01  Oxiurd  Theater,  Showing  Double  Screen. 

No  unsightly  posters  mar  the  entrance,  and  inside  the  seats 
are  comfortable  and  the  place  is  well  ventilated.  A  fireproof 
operating  booth  is  used  and  two  machines  are  in  constant 
operation.  The  proprietors  say  that  the  place  has  done  a 
splendid    business    since    its    opening. 


OAKLEY,  OHIO,  TO  HAVE  NEW  PICTURE  HOUSE. 

Messrs.  Moorman  &  John,  of  Oakley,  Ohio,  have  commis- 
sioned Architect  Edward  Sloctemyer  to  plan  a  fireproof  mov- 
ing picture  theater  with  a  seating  capacity  of  1,000  for  them. 
The  structure  is  to  be  built  on  the  north  side  of  Madison 
Road  near  Gilmore  Avenue,  Oakley.  The  dimensions  of  the 
building  will  be  60  feet  by  150  feet  and  it  will  cost  about 
$25,000. 


CARNIVAL  SUCCESS  BRINGS  NEW  PICTURE  HOUSE 
FOR  DENVER. 

The  success  of  Denver's  great  festival  of  "Mountain  and 
Plain"  and  the  consequent  revival  of  business  have  induced 
Mr.  S.  S.  Baxter,  proprietor  of  the  Isis  motion  picture  theater, 
Denver,  Colo.,  to  begin  the  construction  of  a  new  motion  pic- 
ture house  in  Curtis  Street  between  Seventeenth  and  Eight- 
eenth  Streets.     Work   on   the  building  will   begin   shortly. 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


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VICTORIA   THEATER,    ROCHESTER,'  N.   Y. 

The  Victoria  Theater,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  of  which  we 
publish  herewith  two  half-tone  engravings,  was  built  in  1910 
and  used  as  a  high-class  vaudeville  house  until  February, 
1912,  when  it  was  taken  over  by  the  Rochester  Theater  Com- 
pany of  Rochester,  and  converted  into  a  picture  house. 
The  structure  is  absolutely  fireproof,  being  constructed  of 
steel  and  brick  throughout.  In  the  front  the  building  is  two 
stories  and  in  the  rear  three  stories  in  height.  The  lobby  is 
tiled  and  contains  over  500  electric  lights,  artistically  arranged 
in  fioral  design.  Four  sets  of  doors  lead  from  the  lobby  into 
the  auditorium  proper.  Standing  in  the  lobby  is  a  large 
marquee,  studded  with  electric  lights,  which  enhance  the 
beautv   of  the  front. 


Victoria  Theater. 

The  color  effect  throughout  the  auditorium  is  rose  and  gold, 
with  flovi-ers  painted  in  natural  colors.  The  orchestra  floor 
contains  1056  seats  exclusive  of  the  boxes,  which  are  four  in 
number,  and  seats  ten  persons  each.  In  the  balcony  there  are 
522  seats.  All  chairs  in  the  house  are  so  arranged  that  a  per- 
son may  come  in  or  pass  out  without  disturbing  those  seated. 
The  auditorium  is  horseshoe  shaped  and  the  pictures  can  be 
«een  clearly  from  any  part  of  the  house.  Two  broad  stair- 
ways, one  on  each  side  of  the  house,  lead  to  the  balcony. 
The  requisite  number  of  exits  have  been  provided  for. 

There  is  a  large  stage,  thirty-five  feet  deep,  with  a  pro- 
scenium opening  of  twenty-five  feet  by  forty  feet  six  inches, 
and  is  so  equipped  that  it  can  handle  any'size  or  kind  of  pro- 
■duction.  There  are  quite  a  number  of  dressing  rooms  under 
*he  stage,  all  of  which  are  nicely  furnished. 


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The  operating  room  is  in  the  rear  of  the  balcony  and  is 
■constructed  of  steel  and  concrete.  Two  Power's  machines 
are  used  together  with  a  spot  light.  The  throw  is  no  feet. 
Women's  and  men's  retiring  rooms  have  also  been  pro- 
vided for. 

The  building  is  well  ventilated,  having  a  forty-eight-inch 
exhaust  fan.  which  is  capable  of  changing  26,000  cubic  feet  of 
air  per  minute,  and  twenty-four  smaller  fans  placed  through- 
out the  building.  The  music  is  furnished  by  a  three-piece 
orchestra.     First-run  licensed  pictures  and  high-class  vaude- 


ville constitute  the  programs.  The  place  opens  at  noon  and 
closes  at  11  p.m.  The  admission  price  is  five  cents  for  the 
entire  house. 

The  officers  of  the  Rochester  Theater  Company  are: 
Edward  L.  Fien,  president;  W.  H.  Kelly,  vice-president;  H. 
C.  Kelly,  treasurer;  John  J.  Farren,  secretary  and  manager. 


SEQUOIA  THEATER— SACRAMENTO,   CAL. 

The  Sequoia  motion  picture  theater,  located  at  909  K 
Street,  Sacramento,  Gal.,  of  which  we  publish  herewith  a 
halftone  engraving,  was  opened  on  the  22nd  of  November, 
1910,  by  the  manager,  Isidor  F.- Morris.     The  dimensions  of 


Sequoia  Theater. 

the  structure  are  36  feet  wide  by  130  feet  deep  and  it  has  a 
seating  capacity  of  600  persons.  The  lobby  is  built  of  mar- 
ble and  is  20  feet  deep.  The  Sequoia  was  built  according  to 
the  plans  laid  down  by  Mr.  Morris,  and  it  has  all  the  con- 
veniences, such  as  ladies'  and  gentlemen's  lavatories,  sanitary 
drinking  fountain,  etc.  Umbrellas  are  checked  free  of  charge 
by  the  management.  The  house  plays  to  motion  picture 
only,  no  vaudeville  being  shown. 


GAYETY  THEATER,  SAULT  STE.  MARIE,  MICH. 

We  publish  herewith  a  cut  of  the  Gayety  Theater,  Sault 
Ste.  Marie,  Mich.,  of  which  Mr.  F.  D.  Beardsley  is  the  man- 
ager. The  house  has  a  seating  capacity  of  300  persons  and 
is    one    of    the    Soo    Amusement    Company's    theaters.      The 


Gayety  Theater. 

Indians  standing  in  front  of  the  tlieater  are  genuine  full- 
blooded  Chippewas.  Some  of  the  Chippewas  are  educated 
Indians  and  they  are  good  patrons  of  picture  theaters. 


NEW  PICTURE  THEATER  BUILDING. 

At  Stevens  Point,  Wis.,  M.  E.  Bruce  and  his  son-in-law, 
Russell  Gregor3-,  are  constructing,  in  the  northern  half  of 
Odd  Fellows'  Block,  a  moving  picture  theater,  to  be  known  as 
the  "Gem."     It  will  be  one  of  the  finest  local  picture  houses. 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


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Once  More — Cigarettes. 

WE    had   hoped    that    we   had   heard    the    last    of    the    cigarette    scheme 
but   several    exhitiitors   argue    that    the   scheme   has   the   endorsement 
of  the    Motion    Pictures    Patents   Company,   since   the   magazine   con- 
trolled   by    them    has    accepted    the    advertisement. 

As  a  matter  of  fact  the  Motion  Picture  Story  Magazine  is  not  now 
owned  by  the  licensed  manufacturers,  but  by  part  of  them  and  not  even 
J.  Stuart  Blackton,  of  the  Vitagraph,  who  is  president  of  the  publishing 
company,  has  much  to  do  with  the  actual  management  of  the  magazine's 
affairs.  For  this  reason  it  is  entirely  possible  that  not  a  single  member 
of  the  Licensed  company  approves  the  coupon  scheme,  and  for  that 
matter  we  believe  that  they  are  almost  all  opposed  to  the  use  of  the 
motion  picture  theater  as  an  advertising  auxiliary  for  a  brand  of  cheap 
cigarettes,  nor  does  the  argument  of  the  editor  that  it  is  impossible  to 
censor  advertisements,  probably  reflect  any  more  accurately  the  position 
of  the  editor's   employers. 

A  characteristic  communication  signed  by  Eugene  V.  Brewster,  the 
managing  editor  of  the  magazine,  is  sent  in  by  a  southern  correspondent. 
It    runs: 

Your  favor  received.  I  am  sorry  you  take  the  view  you  do. 
We  cannot  be  censors  over  our  advertisers  and  over  our  readers' 
tastes.  Since  tl;e  majority  of  the  best  people  in  the  world  smoke 
cigarettes,  I  cannot  see  why  cigarettes  should  be  suppressed 
merely  because  a  few  small  boys  sometimes  become  addicted  to 
the  habit.  All  of  the  high  class  magazines  carry  advertising  of 
liypnotism,  cigarettes,  whiskey,  and  drugs  that  I  would  not  want 
my  boy  to  answer,  but  I  cannot  see  why  I  should  blame  the  pub- 
lisher for  that.  There  are  many  arguments  for  and  against  ac- 
cepting promiscuous  advertising  from  a  reliable  house  that  ap- 
parently  is   not  immoral. 

Not  the  Point  at  All. 

We  think  the  editor  begs  the  issue  while  revealing  a  curious  mental 
attitude.  The  issue  is  clean  cut  and  well  defined.  Reduced  to  simple 
terms  it   amounts  to   this: 

Can  any  branch  of  the  motion  picture  business  (and  this  includes  the 
press),  afford  to  become  closely  identified  with  the  promotion  of  the 
tobacco    industry    in    any    form  ? 

It  is  so  recently  that  the  pictures  have  been  lifted  from  the  sough  into 
which  they  had  fallen  through  the  ill  advised  efforts  of  a  type  of 
manager  now  happily  almost  extinct,  that  the  business  is  not  yet  on 
a  plane  where  it  can  afford  to  be  confounded  with  anything  that  in  the 
public  mind  is  in  ba(^  repute.  Unquestionably  some  of  the  "best  people 
in  the  world"  are  addicted  to  the  use  of  cigarettes,  but  in  the  minds  of 
thousands  there  is  an  intimate  connection  between  the  cigarette,  the 
small  boy  and  the  picture  theater  that  is  regarded  by  them  as  immoral 
if  it  is  not  so  regarded  by  Mr.  Brewster,  who  in  spite  of  his  connection 
of  two  years  with  the  motion  picture  business  is  not  and  probably  never 
will  be  a  motion  picture  man  with  the  best  interests  of  the  business 
closer   to   his  heart   than   the    advertising   account. 

The  Difference. 

Did  the  Moving  Picture  World  share  this  attitude,  it  is  probable  that 
our  advertising  space  could  be  sold  to  the  tobacco  company  for  three 
or  four  times  our  regular  rates.  Since  the  first  announcement  of  the 
coupon  scheme  we  have  fought  the  idea  as  hurtful  to  the  best  interests  of 
the  business  and  we  have  refused  the  cigarette  advertising,  with  or 
without  editorial  endorsement.  We  take  the  ground  that  a  censorship 
of  advertising  should  exist  and  though  this  stand  has  cost  us  many  thou- 
sand dollars,  we  have  consistently  refused  to  accept  the  advertising  of 
correspondence  schools  and  similar  misleading  publicity  matter.  We  feel 
that  our  first  duty  is  to  our  readers  and  the  business  they  and  we  repre- 
sent, and  it  does  not  require  much  intelligent  thought  to  realize  that 
the  cigarette  coupon  scheme  is  a  bad  business,  not  alone  morally,  but 
from  a  strictly  utilitarian   point   of  view  as  we  have  already  recited. 

All  high  class  magazines  maintain  a  certain  standard  of  advertising,  re- 
fusing thousands  of  dollars  worth  of  business  from  concerns  of  com- 
mercial integrity,  but  with  schemes  of  questionable  propriety.  One  con- 
cern, alone,  operating  several  popular  priced  magazines,  annually  turns 
down  more  than  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  worth  of  actual  advertis- 
ing contracts,  because  of  the  duty  it  owes  its  readers  and  its  knowledge 
that  the  best  advertisers  will  not  go  into  a  magazine  that  accepts  anything 
and  everything.  It  is  at  once  a  problem  of  good  taste  and  sound  busi- 
ness sense. 

And  On  the  Subject. 

And  while  we  are  on  the  subject  of  questionable  advertising  we  print 
this  letter  from  M.  D.  Stilson,  of  the  Schuyler  Opera  Hous^-,  Coble- 
skill,    New   York: 

I  am  enclosing  you  copy  of  advertisement  cut  from  our  local 
paper  The   Cobleskill  Times  of   Dec.   5th,    191 2. 

Just  such  things  as  this  are  what  is  keeping  the  mails  full  of 
scenarios  written  by  people  that  never  had  an  idea  in  their  life, 
and  never  will  have  one  that  will  work  out  into  a  photoplay. 
Not  only  that,  but  it  makes  it  all  the  more  of  an  up-hill  job  for 
a  person  that  can '  write  fairly  good  script  to  sell  it.  The  editor 
gets  sick  and  tired  of  reading  trash  and  when  my  script  comes  to 


his  notice,  possibly  he  will  give  it  a  reading,   and  possibly  he  will 

not. 

I    shall    show    this    advertisement   up   in    one    of    our    other   local 

papers   this   week.     Think  it   is   one   of   the   most  misleading  things 

ever  written. 
Mr.  Stilson  is  a  photoplay  writer  as  well  as  a  manager  and  he  knows 
the  script  situation  belter  than  do  most  exhibitors.  The  advertisement  has 
been  run  broadcast  in  the  paper  of  the  small  towns.  The  course  is  priced 
at  $20,  will  be  offered  at  eight  with  successive  drops  to  four  and  two.  if 
the   first    offer    is    not    immediately    accepted. 

The  trouble  with  the  scheme  lies  in  the  fact  that  hundreds  of  unintelli- 
gent persons  are  induced  to  part  with  the  tuition  fee  on  the  assertion  that 
no  literary  skill  is  required.  Not  one  in  a  thousand  of  the  students 
develops  into  a  successful  photoplay wright  and  a  large  part  of  our  busi- 
ness as  photopay  critics  consists  in  straightening  these  students  out  after 
their  graduation.  Why  not  follow  Mr.  Stillman*s  lead  and  save  your 
patrons  from  this  foolish  expenditure?  The  real  photoplay  school  is  in 
your   theater,    the   study   of   the   picture    on   your   screen. 

Doing  It  Right. 

In  a  town  the  size  of  Detroit,  with  one  paper  hostile  to  the  photoplay,  Mr. 
Starr  obtained  46"^;  inches  of  pure  reading  matter  carrying  the  cachet  of 
the  local  society.  He  did  precisely  what  the  Edison  Company  and  the  Na- 
tional Society  figured  that  he  could  do.  He  made  money  and  gained  pres- 
tige while  helping  a  movement  that  is  worthy  of  all  help,  and  he  did  it  right 
off  the  reel.  Those  Edison  purpose  plays  are  not  merely  money  makers. 
They  bring  an  even  greater  return  in  the  endorsement  of  the  local 
societies. 

Whenever  you  have  something  along  these  lines,  work  through  the  local 
societies.  Get  them  to  speak  to  the  editor  if  you  do  not  advertise;  get  them 
to  speak  anyway,  for  that  matter.  Give  the  widest  publicity  to  the  fact 
that  you  are  working  with  the  local  society.  Give  them  all  you  can  get 
for  them  and  get  all  you  can  for  yourself.  If  Mr.  Starr  can  get  nearly 
fifty  inches  of  reading  matter  in-  Detroit  the  smaller  towns  can  do  even 
better.     It's  there  waiting  for  you,  but  you  must  reach   out  and  take   it. 

Coming  Into  Its  Own. 

And  speaking  of  press  matter,  we  are  glad  to  note  that  the  Baltimore 
News  is  giving  a  full  page  to  pictures  and  picture  advertising  in  the  Sunday 
edition;  the  page  facing  the  theatrical  department  and  forming  a  part  of  it. 
It  makes  an  erroneous  claim  to  a  new  departure,  for  there  are  many  such 
departments  in  the  daily  papers  throughout  the  country,  but  each  addition 
helps.  That  the  Baltimore  exhibitors  are  live  wires  is  shown  in  the  fact 
that  in  three  weeks  the  number  of  advertisers  had  risen  from  nine  tO' 
twenty-two,  the  second  issue  carrying  nineteen.  Gradually  the  photoplay  ad- 
vances to  its  proper  position  in  amusements.  In  two  years  the  paper  with- 
out a  photoplay  department  will  be  more  worthy  of  notice  than  those  witb 
them,  at  present. 

Mr.  Arnold  Wins, 

Recently  the  Quorum  Court  of  Mena,  Ark.,  imposed  a  fee  of  $1.50  a 
performance  on  motion  picture  shows  on  the  decidedly  unique  proposition 
that  the  Lyric  was  making  money  and  could  afford  to  pay  it.  We  do  not  be- 
lieve that  the  Lyric  plays  matinees,  but  if  it  did  the  license  fee  would  ex- 
ceed that  paid  by  the  largest  dramatic  houses  in  New  York  City — which  also 
are  making  money  at  times. 

Mr.   S.   A.   Arnold  has  frequently  demonstrated  his  ability  to  keep  things 
moving  and  he  made  things  so  hot  for  the  father  of  the  obnoxious  measure 
that  a  special  meeting  of  the  court    (which   seems  to  regulate   local  affairs) 
was   specially  convened  to  repeal  the   ordinance.      Here    is   a   clipping   front 
one  of  the  local  papers,  that  strikes  the  keynote  for  the  rest  of  the  agitation: 
Yesterday  the  Quorum  court,  on  the  statements  of  one  member, 
assessed  a  license  of  $2.50  for  each  exhibition  given  in  Mena  by  a 
moving  picture  show. 

This  sort  of  thing  can  have  but  one  effect,  and  that  is  to  make 
such  amusement  houses  as  the  Lyric  an  impossibility  in  this  city. 
The  grounds  on  which  the  prohibitive  license  was  imposed  was  that 
the  Lyric  was  making  a  great  deal  of  money,  and  could  well  afford 
to  pay  the  amount  named,  not  that  it  was  intended  to  drive  it  from 
the  city. 

The  facts  are  at  variance  with  the  claim,  as  anyone  could  easily 
ascertain  who  tried. 

The  Star  and.  it  believes,  a  great  majority  of  the  people  of  Mena» 
appreciate  the  Lyric  as  an  amusement  feature  of  modern  civic  life 
that  is  beneficial  and  necessary,  and  that  it  should  be  maintained 
so  long  as  it  is  kept  up  to  its  present  standard  and  worth. 

If  not,  then  enforce  such  an  unreasonable  license  measure,  and 
eliminate  it. 

Now  For  the  Moral. 

And  now  for  the  moral.     Mr.  Arnold  writes: 

I  have  always  kept  my  show  above  reproach,  which  proves  that 
it  pays  to  have  the  best  people  your  friends,  even  though  you  think 
you  can  get  along  without  them. 


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Mena  is  strictly  a  picture  town.  Mr.  Arnold  has  picture  opposition  but 
neither  house  runs  vaudeville  and  the  opera  house  has  been  dark  for  two 
seasons.  In  addition  to  the  photoplays,  Mr.  Arnold  features  his  music, 
frequently  offering  a  vocal  and  instrumental  program  of  note. 

He  keeps  his  house  above  reproach  and  the  moment  the  stability  of  the 
house  is  attacked  the  people  fleck  to  his  standard,  the  papers  aid  him  in  his 
fight  and  public  opinion  forces  the  repeal  of  the  obnoxious  tax.  Do  you 
suppose  that  the  town  would  have  been  wrought  up  because  the  picture 
theater  was  threatened  had.  Mr.  Arnold  brought  to  town  every  blood  and 
thunder  release  he  could  coax  from  the  exchange?     That's  the  moral. 

First  for  Kinemacolor. 

Here  is  the  first  advertisement  for  a  Kinemacolor  theater  that  has  come 
under  our  notice.  It  is  a  postal  card  and  done  in  green  and  red  ink,  which 
makes  a  fine  showing  against  the  white  card.  It  is  reproduced  in  detail 
that  it  may  assist  others  to  frame  their  advertising  for  the  same  feature. 
The  name  of  the  house,  the  word  Kinemacolor  and  the  price  are  in  red, 
the  rest  being  in  the  green  form.  The  typographical  balance  is  unusually 
good. 

WASHINGTON   THEATER 

Beginning  Saturday  (Tomorrow)  and 

Every  Day,  Including  Sunday 

MATINEES      AT      2:00       DAILY       EVENINGS      AT      7=00 

The    Wonderful 

Motion — Color — Life   Pictures 

(With    Lecturer) 

KINEMACOLOR 

The    World's    Beauties    of    Nature    Depicted    as    in    Life,    with    the 

Splendor  of  Color,  Hues,  lints 

Change  of  Program   Every  Other  Day 

10   cts.— NO   HIGHER— ID  cts. 

The    only    city    in    Michigan    giving    Kinemacolor    at    these    prices. 

Subjects  announced  in  daily  paper 

PICTURES  FOR  YOU  AND  YOURS 

Runs  As  News. 

Hugh  King  Harris,  of  Grand  Rapids  sends  in  a  clipping  from  a  daily 
paper  in  which  the  coming  attractions  at  the  photoplay  theaters  are  listed 
as  a  matter  of  news.  The  fact  that  the  houses  are  all  under  one  manage- 
ment makes  the  collection  of  the  data  easy,  but  if  you  know  your  program 
in  advance  why  not  try  out  your  local   papers?     It  might  go  through. 

Takes   Plenty   of  Space. 

J.  H.  Morris,  of  the  Sequoia  Amusement  Company,  Sacramento,  writes 
that  he  takes  4,000  inches  of  display  advertising  in  the  Sacramento  each 
year,   sometimes    using   full-page   ads    for   the   big   features. 

The  advertisements  quote  freely  from  the-  criticisms  of  the  films 
appearing  in  this  paper  and  makes  effective  use  of  them.  Here  are  a 
couple  of  examples: 

Note:  We  are  just  in  receipt  of  "The  Motion  Picture  World," 
in  which  there  are  several  pages  devoted  to  Comments  or  Reviews 
of  the  different  photoplays  that  are  produced  throughout  this 
week,  we  have  taken  the  liberty  of  republishing  the  Reviewer's 
Comments  on  the  film  "War's  Havoc"  which  is  in  part  as  follows: 

A  wartime  picture  around  a  grand  old  Southern  home.  It  is 
a  highly  commendable  offering.  The  story  is  exciting.  There 
are  pretty  girls,  handsome  officers  and  large  bodies  of  troops  that 
seem  well  trained  that  are  used  effectively  in  more  than  one  im- 
pressive scene.  The  background  includes  a  railroad  with  trains  of 
cars  and  old-fashioned  engines.  Best  of  all,  there  is  a  head-on 
collision  between  a  train  and  a  single  engine  that  made  one  or 
two  in  the  audience  cry  out  almost  in  fear.  It  is  well  photo- 
graphed  and   is   a  sure   feature. 


The  following  are  the  comments  of  the  man  who  reviews  all 
the  motion  pictures  for  the  Motion  Picture  World,  a  magazine 
devoted  to  the  motion  picture  industry.  If  the  picture  needs  a 
roast,  this  souvenir  certainly  gives  it  all  that  is  coming  to  it, 
but  on  the  otlier  hand,  if  the  picture  has  merit  he  gives  "the 
devil   his   du^.        Here  it  is: 

A  first-class  comedy,  well  planned  and  cleverly  acted.  It 
made  many  hearty  laughs  and  some  real  howls.  Ike  gets 
an  invitation  to  a  "maskerade"  and  takes  an  amusing  way 
to  obtain  a  suitable  costume.  It's  a  devil's  make-up  and 
when  i-e  gets  it  on  and,  with  a  pitchfork,  starts  out  for 
the  ball  he  frightens  even  the  horses.  The  men  arc  stam- 
peded until  one  shoots  off  the  tip  of  his  tail.  It's  a  very 
desirable  release,  a  good  mirth-maker. 

By  the  Janitor. 

C.  E.  Lindstruth,  who  writes  that  he  is  "operator  and  janitor"  of  the 
Hippodrome,  Carthage,  N.  Y.,  sends  in  a  handbill  for  comment.  In  a 
small  town  an  operator's  duties  are  many  and  peculiar,  but  an  operator 
who  can  do  the  advertising  should  not  have  to  do  the  janiting  very 
long.  Mr,  Lindstruth  has  some  good  ideas,  but  his  make-up  might  be 
improved  upon.  He  realizes  this  in  part  in  marginal  comment,  in  which 
he  suggests  that  the  day's  release  is  underplayed  and  the  coming  releases 
overplayed,  but  he  does  not  preserve  proper  balance  in  the  day's  feature. 
It  starts  off: 

Guy  de  Maupassant's  Famous  Story 

"THE  BLIND  MAN'S   SACRIFICE' 

TODAY  ONLY 

AT  THE  HIPPODROME 

Produced  by  the  Famous  Milano   Co.   of  Rome,  Italy,  in   Two  Reels. 

There    follows    the    descriptive    matter    and    other    subjects    for    the    day. 

Then    a    rule    breaks    the    space,    and    below    is    the    announcement    of    the 

coming  features.     The   top   line  is   i8-point,   the   title  6o-point,   the   "today** 

line  24-point,  the  house  name  36-point. 


Relative  Values. 

The  two  big  lines  are  the  name  of  the  house  and  the  name  of  the 
feature.  We  think  that  raising  the  house  title  to  greater  prominence  is 
required,  and  would  run  first  the  "today,"  then  the  house,  the  author,  the 
title  of  the  feature  and  the  Milano  line.  This  would  be  a  more  logical 
order.  At  the  same  time  we  would  play  up  the  name  of  the  house  in 
larger  type  and  a  bolder  letter.  An  extended  type  such  as  is  used  for 
the  "today"  line,  but  in  a  higher  point,  would  make  the  house  title  big  and 
black  and  plainly  seen.  Any  advertising  should  be  so  planned  that  the 
name  of  the  house  forces  itself  upon  the  eye.  We  would  take  the  entire 
line  for  "Hippodrome,"  and  let  the  "at  the"  fall  by  itself  in  a  lo-point 
line. 

The  coming  releases-  could  have  been  drawn  in  a  little  with  profit,  an 
i8-point  being  plenty  large  enough  for  the  titles.  A  cunning  suggestion 
is  offered  in  the  announcement  that  the  specials  will  be  shown  during  the 
week  at  the  Hippodrome,  the  dates  to  be  announced  later.  The  bait  line 
reads:  "Should  you  spend  an  hour  each  evening  or  attend  the  matinee 
every  day  this  week  you   would  miss  none   of  these  special  films." 

Taken  by  and  large  it  is  good  average  work,  and  should  raise  the  janitor 
to  advertising  agent. 

Stays  Alive. 

Here  is  a  letter  from  Mr.  H.  M.  Star,  of  the  Empire  Theater,  Detroit 
It  speaks  for  itself: 

Am  sending  you  some  newspaper  notices  for  your  advertising 
column  which  I  was  able  to  get  for  the  Edison  release,  "Hope." 
As  soon  as  I  read  of  this  release  I  booked  it,  and  then  got  busy 
with  the  secretary  of  the  Detroit  Tuberculosis  Society  and  had 
them  go  after  the  papers.  If  I  had  taken  the  press  matter  around 
they  would  either  have  laughed  at  me  or  quoted  advertising  rates. 
Through  the  Society  I  was  able  to  get  it  gratis,  and  you  can  see 
by  enclosed  clipping  that  I  gave  the  Society  all  the  credit  for  get- 
ting the  film,  and  when  I  showed  the  film  I  passed  out  their  litera- 
ture. I  can  truthfully  say  that  the  day  I  ran  the  film  I  had  more 
automobiles  in  front  of  my  house  than  any  two  dollar  theater  in 
the  city,  and  I  packed  them  in  from  9  A.  ^L  to  11  P.M.,  and 
the  film  gave  full  satisfaction  both  to  the  public  and  the  Detroit 
Tuberculosis    Society. 

One  of  the  morning  papers  the  next  day  also  gave  me  a  favor- 
able notice.  I  am  writing  you  so  that  other  exhibitors  who  pos- 
sibly may  not  think  of  the  newspaper  notices  in  the  large  cities 
can  use  this.  You  know  it  is  pretty  hard  to  get  the  city  papers 
to  give  favorable  notices  to  photoplay  houses.  Am  sorry  to  say 
that  the  word  "movies"  appears  in  a  couple  of  the  notices,  in 
place  of  the  proper  word,  photoplay,  which  I  used  in  my  press 
matter,  but  the  paper  that  used  the  word  had  previously  been 
knocking  pictures,  and  I  imagine  they  were  so  sore  at  having  to 
to  speak  a  good  word  for  the  pictures  that  they  used  their  old 
favorite   "movie"   deliberately. 

Something  Nice. 

The  Briam  Film  Review,  the  advertisement  of  the  British- American 
Film  Company,  of  Montreal,  is  a  fine  example  of  good  work  from  the 
preparation  of  the  copy  to  the  printing.  The  company  is  a  new  one,  making 
a  specialty  of  Canadian  subjects  and  if  The  Battle  of  the  Long  Sault  is 
anywhere  near  as  good  as  its  advertisement  there  should  be  a  demand 
for  it. 

Returnable  Cuts. 

The  M.  P.  Sales  agency  in  its  announcement  of  advertising  matter  for 
From  the  Manger  to  the  Cross,  lists  half  tone  cuts  on  rental,  the  cuts 
to  be  returned  within  two  weeks.  It  strikes  us  that  there  should  be  an 
idea  here  for  some  of  the  American  manufacturers.  It  would  involve  a 
little  extra  work,  but  the  cost  of  the  cuts  could  be  divided  between  three 
or  four  managers  before  the  cut  was  retired.  It  might  be  possible  for  an 
exchange  to  try  the  scheme  were  it  possible  to  imagine  an  American  ex- 
change  doing  much   for  its  patrons. 

The  Kalem  Kalendar. 

And  speaking  of  the  Kalem  company,  their  holiday  Kalendar  in  red, 
green  and  gold  was  "some"  Kalendar.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  Vita- 
graph  and  Edison  companies  follow  the  lead  in  offering  their  publication 
to  the  playgoer  on  subscription.  It  all  helps  to  create  an  interest  in 
the  pictures. 

Simple  and  Eifective. 

The  Exchange  theater,  Goldfield,  Nevada,  in  advertising  Ostler  Joe 
simply  reproduces  the  poem  on  coated  paper  and  gives  the  date  of  show- 
ing, the  name  of  the  Edison  company  and  the  statement  that  "This  poem 
has  been  followed  so  carefully  that  it  can  be  used  as  a  synopsis  for  the 
film."  That  sort  of  thing  means  a  lot  more  than  the  most  glowing  praise. 
It  will  not  work  in  all  cases,  but  in  the  matter  of  a  well  known  poem 
it  does  excellently  and  many  of  the  copies  will  be  preserved,  serving  as 
a    permanent    advertisement. 

Get  the  Gift  of  Gab. 

Mr.  Williams  possesses  what  is  sometimes  termed  the  gift  of  gab. 
He  has  the  faculty  of  fluent  expression.  There  is  a  certain  ease  and  im- 
pressiveness  of  speech'  that  counts.  Take  this  example:  "A  vivid,  vital 
and  blood  thrilling  story  picturesquely  staged  and  masterfully  handled." 
This  is  more  impressive  than  the  usual  "great  story"  and  yet  the  trick 
is  simple.  If  you  lack  fluency  of  phrase  get  a  copy  of  Roget's  Thesarus 
at  your  bookseller's.  A  brief  study  will  show  you  how  to  gain  the  lists 
of  synoymns  and  their  opposites,  but  the  Thesaurus  also  gives  phrases 
as  well  as  words  for  which  reason  it  is  better  than  Crabbe  or  other 
books  of  synonyms.  If  you  will  make  note  of  the  useful  words  you'll  be 
surprised  at  the  improvement  in  your  advertising.  The  constant  iteration 
of  "great,"  "grand"  and  "magnificent"  wearies  the  ears.  Learn  to  say  the 
same  thing  in  a  hundred  different  ways.  You'll  be  surprised  to  find  how 
easy   it  is. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


■         We  PHOTOPLAY  WRIGHT 


Hk&S)   Conducted  bj^  Epks  Winthrop  Sargekt 


It's  About  Time. 

1T*S  about  time  to  remind  you  again  that  editors  do  not  want  you  to 
send  them  historical  subjects  or  plays  based  on  books  that  may  or 
may  not  be  copyrighted.  It's  one  of  those  things  that  needs  to  be 
written  about  every  sn  often,  because  the  subscription  list  is  growing  fast 
and   the   newcomers   didn't  see  the  last  paragraph. 

The  last  straw  this  time  is  a  letter  from  a  friend  who  writes  that  his 
-daughter  has  a  splendid  acquaintance  with  history  and  literature,  and  he  is 
*ure  she  can   write  some  fine  j-lays. 

Very  likely  she  can,  but  the  chances  are  that  she  won't  sell  them,  for 
what  the  editor  wants  from  the  outside  writer  is  original  ideas.  If  he  wants 
to  write  historical  subjects  he  can  buy  a  second  hand  history  for  thirty 
cents  and  do  the  writing  himself.  If  he  wants  to  put  on  Romeo  and 
Juliet,  either  as  an  adaptation  from  Shakespeare  or  in  a  modern  setting,  he 
-is  quite  competent  to  make  the  working  script  himself,  probably  more 
competent  than  the  outsider.  But  he  can't  think  up  three  or  four  really 
-good  new  ideas  each  week  and  if  you  can  think  up  one  for  him.  he'll  buy 
that  and  buy  others  from  some  other  writers  who  may  be  able  to  turn  out 
one  good  script  a  week  or  a  month  or  twice  a  year  or  whatever  their  ca- 
pacity, but  by  having  a  lot  of  stories,  he  is  reasonably  certain  to  get  what 
he  wants  from  someone  and  he  doesn't  have  to  buy  Washington  Crossing 
the  Delaware  thinly  disguised  as  "When  the  West  Was  Young"  and 
ehowing  Ben  Bradley,  the  brave  pioneer  leading  his  little  band  of  frontiers- 
men across  the  Ohio  as  full  of  ice  as  on  the  occasion  when  Eliza  made  her 
justly  celebrated  escape.  You  don't  want  history  and  literature.  You  want 
traagination. 


Keeping  Up  the  String. 

Lately  we  advised  keeping  a  string  of  scripts  out  as  the  only  way  to 
«cure  anything  approximating  a  steady  income  and  very  promptly  a  cor- 
respondent writes  that  he  has  tried  it,  but  that  the  scripts  come  back  faster 
than  he  can  send  them  out. 

It  only  takes  two  minutes  to  mail  a  script  and  if,  when  the  story  is 
written  you  will  take  the  trouble  to  make  a  list  of  the  most  likely  markets 
for  that  particular  story,  naming  them  in  the  order  of  their  probability, 
all  you  have  to  do  is  to  take  the  script  and  send  it  to  the  next  studio  on 
the   list. 

But  scripts  that  come  back  with  such  remarkable  promptness  are  evidently 
not  the  right  sort  of  scripts.  The  writer  who  cannot  write  scripts  that 
•tick  is  not  yet  ready  to  build  up  a  string.  It  is  not  the  number  of  scripts 
out  that  counts.  It  is  the  number  of  really  good  scripts  in  the  hands  of 
the  editors  that  brings  regular  returns.  Do  not  send  out  everything  you 
write  just  because  you've  written  it.  Send  out  only  the  best.  To  send 
out  the  story  that  even  you  are  not  quite  certain  of  is  to  enrich  the  post 
office  rather  than  yourself.  Study  your  work.  If  it  doesn't  seem  to  be 
quite  right   hold  on   to   it   until   you   do  get  it  right. 

The  advice  as  to  building  up  a  string  was  intended  only  for  those  who 
can  make  an  average  of  75%  of  sales,  but  until  you  can  come  close  to  that 
average  you  are  still  a  student  and  need  to  keep  most  of  your  scripts  home 
to  study  them. 

Don't  get  the  idea  that  you  are  a  writer  because  you  can  run  a  type- 
writer.    You're  not  a  writer  until  you  can  sell  three-fourths  of  what  you  write. 


Producing  Photoplays. 

Many  people  have  written  that  if  they  could  know  just  how  a  photoplay 
was  produced  they  could  write  better  stuff.  Since  admission  to  the  studios 
is  denied  the  outsider,  we  will  try  and  take  you  through  the  process  on 
paper. 

In  the  6rst  place  your  script  arrives  at  the  studio.  Usually  it  is  recorded 
and  passed  on  to  the  editor.  We  think  that  in  practically  every  studio  the 
script  is  read  by  the  editor  or  his  assistant  and  not  by  the  first  and  sec- 
ond reader.  That  sort  of  thing  does  not  exist.  Each  script  gets  an  edi- 
torial hearing. 

If  the  editor  approves  he  lays  it  aside.  There  may  be  a  conference  of  the 
directors  some  night  each  week  or  each  director  may  deal  individually 
with  the  editor.  In  any  event  the  approved  script  goes  to  some  director 
most  likely  to  approve  that  particular  style  of  story.  When  he  has  time  he 
reads  it  and  if  he  likes  it  he  takes  it,  though,  as  a  rule,  he  first  talks  it 
over  with  the  head  of  the  concern  or  some  person  delegated  by  him.  If 
the  latter  likes  the  story  a  release  slip  is  sent  the  author  and  a  check  fol- 
lows the  return  of  the  slip  properly  signed. 

The  script  is  now  the  property  of  the  company.  It  may  be  put  in  hand 
immediately  or  it  may  be  laid  aside.  If  the  latter  it  may  be  that  the  story 
is  not  seasonable  or  it  may  be  a  railroad,  seaside  or  some  other  form  of 
special  story  to  be  made  when  a  sufficient  number  of  scripts  of  the  same 
general  character  will  warrant  the  hiring  of  a  branch  railroad,  a  trip  to  the 
shore  or  whatever  it  may  be.  If  it  is  one  of  these  specials,  say  a  railroad 
Btory,  the  props  for  the  railroad  scenes  are  listed  and  given  the  director's 
assistant,  who  is  a  sort  of  general  utility  man.  The  deal  is  made  with  the 
railroad,  a  train  or  two  goes  into  the  command  of  the  director  and  as 
quickly  as  possible  the  railroad  scenes  of  two  or  more  scripts  are  made. 
Then  the  players  go  back  to  the  studio  where  the  interior  sets  and  street 
scenes  are  made  in  more  leisurely   fashion. 

If  it  is  straight  studio  production   the  property  and  scene  plots  are  pre- 


pared, the  actors  are  selected,  told  about  the  custoracs  needed  and  perhaps 
given  a  general  idea  of  the  play.  Meantime  the  stage  crew  are  getting  out 
the  settings  or  perhaps  one  or  two  scenes  are  built.  The  sets  are  raised 
and  all  the  scenes  in  any  one  setting  are  made  before  the  scene  is  struck 
and  another  set  is  made.  Perhaps  while  the  second  set  is  being  made  the 
director  loads  some  of  the  players  into  a  car  and  goes  out  and  gets  the 
exterior  scenes,  his  assistant  having  made  the  arrangements  for  the  loca- 
tions. 

The  director  may  work  from  the  author's  script  or  he  may  entirely  re- 
write the  play  to  suit  his  own  ideas,  but  he  has  some  sort  of  a  working 
script  on  which  the  scenes  are  checked  off  as  they  are  made  and  from 
which  he  gets  his  idea  of  each  scene. 

The  negatives  are  developed  and  printed  from  and  the  leaders  are. pre- 
pared. The  positive  prints  are  joined  together  in  their  proper  order,  gen- 
erally by  the  director  himself,  and  the  leaders  and  letters  are  inserted. 
Generally  the  leaders  are  made  from  printed  cards  and  the  letters  arc  all 
done  in  India  ink  on  white  or  tint  paper,  the  tint  relieving  the  glare  of 
the  dead  white  sheet  just  as  the  table  linen  and  draperies  are  tinted  blue 
or  light   yellow   to   kill   the  chalky  effect. 

Now  the  beginning  and  ends  of  each  scene  are  trimmed  off  to  make  the 
action  smart,  and  perhaps  whole  scenes  are  eliminated  or  replaced  with  a 
leader  to  get  the  subject  into  proper  length.  Then  the  print  goes  back  to 
the  printing  room  where  the  negative  is  marked  in  accordance  with  the 
positive  and  given  a  negative  number  and  a  scene  number.  These  arc 
printed  and  joined  together  by  girls  who  are  guided  by  the  numbers,  and 
the  prints  are  packed  in  tin  boxes  and  shipped  to  the  exchanges. 

The  director  is  guided  in  his  choice  by  many  things  besides  the  value  of 
the  story.  He  may  not  like  that  sort  of  story,  or  liking  it,  he  may  figure 
that  it  is  too  risky  to  take  a  script  with  so  many  outside  scenes  at  a  time 
when  the  weather  is  apt  to  be  bad  and  the  sky  overcast.  He  may  be  limited 
as  to  expense  and  figure  that  the  cost  of  building  certain  sets  is  too  great 
or  the  hiring  of  certain  locations  is  too  expensive.  He  may  wint  only 
plays  for  a  woman  lead  or  vice  versa,  or  he  may  figure  that  certain  essen- 
tial mob  scenes  may  not  be  strong  enough  to  warrant  hiring  fifty  people 
at  three  dollars  apiece.  Most  directors  are  required  to  turn  in  one  full 
reel  a  week.  They  want  a  good  strong  story  that  can  be  made  with  little 
trouble  and  perhaps  in  four  or  five  days  instead  of  six.  If  you  write  that 
kind  you  can  sell  them  almost  anywhere. 


Names. 

Shakespeare  didn't  seem  to  think  that  there  was  much  in  a  name,  but 
he  never  wrote  photoplays.  Lots  of  photoplay wrights  seem  to  agree  with 
William  and  shoot  over  some  of  the  sort  of  names  that  a  darky  mammy 
gives  her  youngest  child.  That's  a  mistake.  Make  the  names  simple  and 
common.  Call  your  heroine  Grace  and  the  Editor  is  apt  to  like  her  but 
tag  her  Murieletta  or  Nanceline  and  he'll  cuss.  So  will  the  director.  Mari- 
anne is  more  musical  than  Nan,  but  when  the  director  wants  to  call  the 
star  into  a  scene  he's  liable  to  choke  over  the  name  and  ten  seconds  are 
lost  while  he  is  trying  to  cough  it  out.  on  the  other  hand  he  megaphones 
"Come  on.  Nan,"  and  she  arrives  on  the  scene  with  no  lost  motion  or 
stage  waits. 

Most  directors  call  the  players  to  action  as  the  scene  is  played  and  they 
cannot  bother  with  fanciful  names.  Of  course  no  sane  editor  is  going  to 
decline  a  play  just  because  the  heroine  is  Manuelita  instead  of  Nita,  but 
he'll  make  a  face  every  time  he  sees  an  inch  and  a  half  of  name  where  a 
half  inch  would   do  as  well. 

Here's  another  wrinkle.  Call  the  young  people  by  their  first  names  and 
the  elders  by  their  last.  Do  not  write  that  "Hunger ford  and  Miss  Van 
Athelstane  exit  from  the  scene  while  Mr,  Van  Athelstane  regards  their 
departure  with  approving  eye."  That  reads  well  but  it  is  not  half  as 
business-like  as  "Nan  and  Ted  exit.  Mr.  Bruce  looks  after  them  ap- 
provingly." 

Certain  names  suggest  heroes  and  others  villains.  Fit  the  character. 
Do  not  call  the  villain  Jim  or  Jack.  Call  him  some  less  intimate  name.  It 
will  set  the  characters  in  the  minds  of  the  editors  much  better.  It  will 
seem  to  "belong." 

To  the  beginner  this  may  seem  a  very  small  matter  to  make  a  fuss  over, 
but  it  is  not.  Some  of  the  men  on  desk  may  not  appreciate  what  they 
sense,  but  consciously  or  unconsciously  every  editor  is  impressed  by  a  cer- 
tain knowing  air  to  the  professional  script.  There  are  little  earmarks  that 
point  the  experienced  man  and  these  help  the  general  effect  whether  the 
script  reader  knows  it  or  not.  One  of  the  ear  marks  is  the  adept  fitting  of 
the  names  to  the  characters  and  the  circumstances.  If  you  picked  up  a 
novel  with  the  hero  named  Adelbert  you  would  be  inclined  to  laugh  at  such 
a  name  for  a  hero.  Why  not  be  as  careful  in  your  script?  You  can  even 
suggest  age  with  a  surname  sometimes  and  conjure  up  the  vision  of  a 
bent  and  feeble  old  man  simply  through  a  happy  selection  of  a  name. 

In  one  of  the  house  organs  we  recall  an  article  in  which  a  writer  de- 
clared that  he  had  a  scrap  book  in  which  he  set  down  all  odd  and  unusual 
names  and  recommended  the  practice  to  others.'  It  is  about  the  last  thing 
that  should  be  done  in  photoplay,  though  it  is  a  good  plan  in  fiction.  Stick 
to  the  simple,  descriptive  names  and  you  will   be  more  likely  to  sell. 


Your  Market. 

We  just  answered  a  letter  from  a  writer  who  explained  that  he  had  sent 
a  story  to  Edison  but  they  had  not  liked  the  idea.  We  explained  that  the 
probable  reason  Edison  had  not  liked  the  idea  was  that  the  company  was 
some  three  thousand  miles  from  a  place  where  the  story  could  be  staged 
and  suggested  some  companies  three  or  four  miles  from  a  suitable  location. 

More  than  this,  the  writer  had  tried  to  sell  from  the  synopsis  and  not 
from  the  developed  script,  a  procedure  not  unlike  trying  to  sell  a  ton  of 
hay  with  a  blade  of  glass  as  a  sample.  You  may  have  the  finest  sort  of  an 
idea  and  yet  be  incapable  of  developing  it,  and  the  editor  wants  to  see 
what  you  have  to  sell  before  he  decides  if  he  wants  to  buy. 

Half  the  trick  of  selling  lies  in  sending  your  wares  to  the  right  market. 
If  you  have  a  story  with  four  or  five  lions  and  send  it  to  Victor,  for  ex- 
ample, you  won't  sell  it.  Victor  does  not  make  that  style  of  story.  Selig, 
on   the  other   hand,   might   buy   it,   because   that  company  maintains  a  me- 


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nagerie.  Even  in  smaller  matters  it  is  essential  that  you  should  study  the 
needs  of  the  buyer.  Two  companies  may  make  an  equal  number  of  society 
plays  and  the  inference  would  be  that  both  would  ofifer  the  same  market. 
But  one  might  have  a  woman  lead  and  the  other  feature  its  leading  man. 
In  such  a  case  a  story  with  a  woman  lead  would  appeal  to  the  former  but 
be  returned  by  the  latter.  Suppose  that  you  went  into  a  shoe  store  and 
told  the  clerk  you  wanted  a  pair  of  shoes.  If  you  wore  trousers  what 
would  you  think  of  the  salesman  who  took  you  over  to  the  women's  depart- 
ment and  tried  to  sell  you  a  pair  of  satin  slippers?  The  comparison  may 
seem  a  bit  far  fetched,  but  it  is  not.  If  you  try  to  sell  a  story  featuring 
a  man  to  a  company  that  features  a  woman,  you  are  displaying  no  better 
salesmanship  than  the  shoe  store  man. 

If  you  ..  read  this  paper  regularly,  more  particularly  the  stories  of  the 
films  and  the  comments,  you'll  be  able  to  keep  posted  on  what  is  wanted 
by  the  different  companies  and  will  be  able  to  market  your  wares  to  better 
advantage. 

Selling  isn*t  merely  sending  out  scripts.  It's  sending  out  scripts  to  the  right 
places.     Sending  them   out   indiscriminately   is  not  selling — it's  gambling. 


Personal  Privilege. 

Some  weeks  ago  we  expressed  regret  that  the  Motion  Picture  Story 
Magazine  saw  fit  to  endorse  the  questionable  correspondence  school  schemes 
in  its  advertising  and  editorial  departments.  In  an  effort  to  "get  back" 
that  would  be  childish,  were  it  not  for  the  gravity  of  the  charge,  the  Jan- 
uary issue   of  the  magazine   says: 

Epes   Winthrop   Sargent,   of  The  Moving  Picture  World,  is  very 
much    opposed   to   photoplay   schools.      Mr.    Sargent   has    written    a 
book   in   which   he  tells   all  about   how  to   write  photoplays,   hence 
the    schools    are    unnecessary,       Mr.     Sargent    is    also    opposed    to 
cigarettes.     He  smokes  long  black   thirty  cent  cigars. 
Either  Mr.   Brewster  possesses  an  atrocious  memory  or  he  blinds  himself 
to  the  truth.     He  will  perhaps  now  recall  that  we  replied  to  bis  suggestion 
that  the   Photo  Playwright   was  in  need   of  an  editor   to   the  effect  that  we 
■did    not   want   to    mix    up    with    the    Boonville    bunch.      We    also   explained 
that  we  refused  to  collaborate  with  J.   Berg  Eisenwein  on  a  text  book  and 
school  course,   because  to  do   so   would  be  contrary  to  our  expressed   faith, 
though    the    Eisenwein    offer    was    an    honor.      Either    of    these    connections 
would   have   meant   more   money   in   a   month   than    our    royalty   on    Techni- 
que of  the   Photoplay   will  amount  to  in  the  next   two  years.     We  are  not 
opposed    to    the   correspondence    schools    because    we    have    written    a    book. 
We  wrote  a  book  because   we   do  not  belie\-e  that  any  school   scheme  can 
give    value    for    the    money. 

Keep  It  Close. 

A  man  wc  know  is  wrestling  with  a  comedy  script.  He  has  been  told 
that  the  first  version  wandered  too  much  and  so  he  made  a  new  version 
that  rambled  all  over  town  and  out  into  the  country.  He  lost  his  grip 
on  the  idea  and  it  ran  away  from  hira  and  it  was  a  good  little  sprinter 
at   that,    with    Marathon    tendencies. 

Don't  let  them  get  the  best  of  you.  If  you  find  that  the  plot  is  getting 
restless  and  fractious  tie  it  down  and  tie  it  tight,  because  once  an  idea 
gets  away  you  never  can  tell  where  it  will  run  to.  In  this  particular 
script  about  half  the  scenes  were  padding  because  the  writer  had  been 
told  to  throw  overboard  a  lot  of  the  other  stuff.  He  followed, instruction, 
but  after  throwing  out  the  useless  cargo  he  took  on  a  lot  of  rock  for  bal- 
last and  was  so  badly  ladened  as  before.  Never  mind  if  the  story  does 
look  skimpy.  If  you've  got  all  the  story  in  and  nothing  else  (be  particular 
about  the  nothing  else)  you  have  something  that  is  likely  to  sell  if  the 
idea  is  a  good  one,  but  the  minute  you  give  your  Pegasus  its  head  and  let 
it  start  to  run  away  with  you,  you  never  can  tell  whether  you  will  land 
in   the   next   county    or   the   hospital. 

If  you've  a  starting  point  and  an  idea  as  to  where  you  want  to  go, 
get  there  by  the  most  direct  route.  Don't  write  in  some  pad  stuff  be- 
cause it's  funny  or  dramatic  according  to  what  it  is  that  you  are  writing. 
Keep  right  along  from  point  to  point,  using  only  the  essential  scenes. 
Terseness  will  help  a  bad  play.  Padding  will  kill  the  best  idea  ever 
thought  out.  When  you  start  to  revise  a  script  remember  that  revision 
■should,    if   possible,    mean   condensation   as   well. 


Old-Fashioned  Ideas. 

Did  you  ever  pick  up  one  of  the  novels  written  say  in  the  early  *5o*s,  not 
by  a  master  of  English,  but  by  an  average  writer  of  the  time;  one  of  those 
*'It  was  a  dark  and  stormy  night,  down  the  desolate  road  a  solitary  horse- 
man" novels. 

There  are  people  who  write  that  sort  of  photoplay  and  never  seem  to 
realize  that  they  are  a  half  century  and  more  behind  the  times.  Dickens, 
Scott,  Irving  and  Poe  have  been  visualized,  but  the  solitary  horsemen  writers 
stay  in  the  oblivion  they  deserve,  yet  stories  of  this  style  keep  piling  into 
the  studio  and  make  quick  exits  because  they  are  not  at  all  what  the  editors 
want. 

Write  to  the  1913  model  or  you  are  wasting  good  paper.  Lost  wills  are 
passe,  and  so  are  scores  of  other  factors  that  were  in  high  favor  when 
Lincoln  was  still  a  lawyer.     Don't  use  them.     Get  new  goods. 


Wants  Too  Much. 

We  recently  received  a  letter  from  a  lady  with  a  grievance.  She  had 
sent  a  script  to  the  Vitagraph  that  was  properly  prepared  in  accordance 
with  the  rules,  yet  the  Vitagraph  sent  it  back  with  never  a  word  as  to 
why,  and  later  ignored  her  request  for  this  information  though  she  sent 
a  stamp. 

If  a  peddler  comes  to  your  door  with  potatoes,  you  do  not  stop  to 
explain  that  you  prefer  rice.  You  slam  the  door  in  his  face.  The  Vita- 
graph did  not  slam  the  door,  but  it  did  content  itself  with  a  polite  no 
and  we  fail  to  see  wherein  the  vendor  of  photoplays  differs  from  the 
seller   of   potatoes. 

No  author  has  a  right  to  demand  a  reason  for  rejection,  nor  can  such 
a  reason  be  given  a  week  or  so  after  the  script  has  been  read.  If  you 
do  get  a  reason  be  grateful.  If  you  do  not,  do  not  get  the.  idea  that 
you   are   being   defraudjd    of    your    riglii;. 


Short  Cuts. 

Most  studios  ask  for  a  cast  of  characters.  Some  like  scene  plots  from 
those  whose  work  is  of  a  character  to  pass  without  an  undue  change  in 
scenes.  If  you  depend  on  memory  for  this  data  you  are  apt  to  forget 
something.  If  you  pick  up  the  stuff  from  th  ■  finished  script  you  are  mak- 
ing a  lot  of  trouble  for  yourself. 

We  use  three  cards  or  slips  of  paper  placed  on  the  sliding  shelf  of  the 
desk.  The  first  of  these  is  the  cast  slip,  the  second  is  for  interior  and  the 
last  for  exterior  scenes.  Before  we  start  we  name  the  four  or  five  leading 
characters  and  write  these  names  on  the  slip.  If  wc  have  a  maid  in  scene 
five  we  write: 

Maid — 5. 

Perhaps  we  shall  not  need  her  again,  or  possibly  we  use  her  in  scene  ten. 
In  the  latter  case  we  add  the  ten  and  the  entry  looks  like  this: 

Maid — 5 — 10. 

Every  time  we  introduce  a  character  we  enter  it  on  the  slip  and  if  the 
character  does  not  appear  in  more  than  three  or  four  scenes  we  note  those 
scenes  as  we  write  them.  Then  the  director  knows  that  the  maid  who  plays 
in  scenes  five  and  ten  can  also  play  the  boarding  mistress  in  eleven  and 
thirteen. 

If  the  first  scene  is  a  lawn  we  write  that  fact  down  on  the  script  of  ac- 
tion and  then  turn  to  the  third  slip  and  write: 

Lawn — 1. 

If  it  is  an  interior  we  enter  on  the  second  slip  instead.  Every  time  we 
use  the  lawn  we  mark  down  the  scene  number.  After  the  script  is  com- 
plete we  take  the  three  slips  and  from  them  write  the  scene  plot  and  cast 
without  wasting  a  moment,  but  before  we  write  the  scene  plot  we  count 
the  numbers  to  make  certain  that  they  are  all  down.  If  they  are  not,  and 
sometimes  we  forget  one,  we  start  with  one  and  pick  out  the  figures  until 
wc  come  to  the  missing  number.     We  save  about  two  days  a  year  this  way. 

Perhaps  you  know  of  some  short  cut.     Send  it  in. 


Cost  of  Production. 

This  isn't  another  suggestion  to  save  the  manufacturer  money  by  not 
asking  for  an  ocean  steamer  where  a  rowboat  will  do.  It's  your  own  pro- 
duction cost  this  time.     Are  you  economical  or  stingy? 

Here's  the  way  we  figure  it  out.  We  can  get  paper  of  a  sort  for  sixty- 
five  cents  a  ream  of  500  sheets.  That  will  make  about  one  hundred  to  a 
hundred  and  twenty-five  scripts.  That  makes  the  paper  for  each  script  cost 
less  than  one  cent.  For  another  half-dollar  we  can  get  paper  we  are  not 
ashamed  of,  paper  that  gains  the  respect  of  the  editor  and  is  likely  to  help 
a  sale.  The  additional  cost  is  one-half  cent  for  each  script.  Isn't  it  worth 
that  extra  half-cent  to  be  proud  instead  of  ashamed  of  your  paper? 

We  pay  half  a  dollar  apiece  for  ribbons.  We  use  black  record  ribbons. 
They  arc  the  shortest  lived  of  all  the  ribbons  we  know,  but  for  all  of  our 
work  our  ribbon  outlay  is  about  twelve  and  a  half  cents  a  week.  Isn't  it 
pretty  poor  economy  to  cut  down  the  cost  to  only  five  cents  a  week  and 
pound  away  on  the  rag  as  long  as  it  will  make  any  sort  of  impression? 

Carbons  cost  $3.50  a  box.  We  do  not  try  to  do  more  than  ten  copies 
with  one  carbon.  It  costs  a  cent  and  a  half  a  script.  But  we  get  a  clean- 
cut  impression,  and  when  we  send  out  the  carbon,  as  we  do  sometimes  in 
case  of  loss  of  the  original  when  the  studio  asks  for  the  copy,  we  send 
something  that  is  almost  as  good  as  the  original.  Five  dollars  a  year  for 
carbons  is  only  ten  cents  a  week,  and  any  one  of  those  copies  may  do  us 
more  than  five  dollars'  worth  of  good.  Does  it  pay  to  get  your  sheets  by 
the  dozen  and  pound  one  into  a  pulp  before  you  discard  it? 

This  may  sound  finical  and  fussy,'  but  it's  based  on  experience  and  we 
know  it  pays  to  put  goods  up  in  an  attractive  package  whether  it  is  per- 
fume, pills  or  plays.     Try  it. 


Where  It  Belongs. 

The  other  day  we  ran  across  a  script  that  on  the  last  page  carried  a 
note  to  the  editor,  suggesting  that  certain  changes  would  materially  improve 
the  script. 

The  bottom  of  the  last  page  is  no  place  for  these  Improvements.  It's 
tough  to  have  to  copy  over  four  or  five  pages  of  script  to  get  the  sugges- 
tions into  the  scenes  where  they  belong,  but  it  is  not  one-tenth  as  unpleasant 
as  piling  up  rejection  slips  for  the  script  because  the  improvements  are  in 
the  wrong  place. 

Never  let  a  script  go  out  until  you  feel  that  it  is  not  susceptible  of  fur- 
ther improvement.  Every  time  a  script  comes  back,  look  it  over  again  and 
see  if  you  can  better  it.  If  you  can,  pull  it  apart  and  doctor  it  ap.  Don't 
start  an  appendix  of  suggestions.  Put  the  improvement  right  where  it 
belongs  in  the  plot  of  action,  and  if  you  copy  and  recopy  a  dozen  times, 
be  cheered  by  the  thought  that  the  more  you  work  on  an  idea  the  better 
chance  you  stand  of  making  a  sale.  Unless  you  are  willing  to  do  your 
work  properly  it  is  foolish  to  try  and  write  at  all.  We  have  written  a 
30,000  or  30,000-word  story  over  two,  three  and  even  five  times  because 
there  was  a  sale  at  the  end  of  the  job.  We  didn't  add  a  couple  of  pages 
of  advice  to  the  editor  on  how  he  could  fix  it  up  so  it  could  be  used.  We 
rewrote  the  whole  story,  and  then  we  did  it  all  over  again,  but  when  wc 
got  the  check  we  forgot  how  tired  we  were  of  the  story  and  thought  only 
of  work  that  was  satisfactorily  done  at  last.  If  your  pride  in  wori'  well 
done  isn't  stronger  than  your  laziness,  why  work  at  all?  If  you  do  work, 
do  the  best  work  that  is  in  you. 


Cheer  Up. 

If  you've  had  a  couple  of  scripts  come  back  and  are  feeling  blue, 
cheer  up.  We  got  back  fourteen  in  one  lot  the  other  day.  We  think 
this  is  the  photoplay  record.  Twelve  of  the  fourteen  are  not  at  all  bad 
scripts  and  we  are  going  to  sell  them  some  time  somewhere,  but  when  you 
weep  over  your  puny  little  two  think  of  our  fourteen — and  cheer  up. 

The  moral  of  all  this  is  that  even  the  trained  writer  working  with  a 
single  company  in  view  cannot  always  suit  his  producer,  so  when  you  get 
a  story  back  do  not  think  it  means  the  end  of  -all.  Look  for  someone  else 
to  sell  it  to  after  you've  fixed  it  up  a  bit. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


Projection  Department 


Edited   by   F.   H.   RICHARDSON 


Chicago  Regulations  Amended. 

WE  are,  by  courtesy  of  the  Chicago  authorities,  in  receipt  of  an 
amended  copy  of  the  New  York  Rules  and  Regulations  of  the 
Department  of  Electricity  and  the  Ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Chicago,  Governing  the  Use  of  Moving  Picture  Apparatus.  Section  1616 
provides  that  all  operators  must,  in  addition  to  their  license,  have  an  identi- 
fication card  bearing  their  photograph  and  signature.  This  is  a  most  ex- 
cellent provision,  and  is,  presumably,  copied  from  New  York  City.  I 
notice  that  one  of  the  rules  provides  that  "no  combustible  material  ex- 
cept the  operator's  clothing,  must  be  kept  in  the  operating  room."  Read- 
ing this  caused  a  smile.  Thank  Heaven  the  operator  doesn't  have  to  wear 
asbestds  or  do  a  male  Venus  stunt,  anyhow.  He  is  still  permitted  to  re- 
tain his  ordinary  raiment.  Another  rule,  with  which  we  heartily  concur, 
reads:  "Operators  must  report  all  bad  reels  of  film  to  the  department,  and 
must  not  use  the  same."  A  most  excellent  rule  indeed,  and  one  that  other 
cities  may  very  well  copy.  The  use  of  anything  less  than  No.  6  B.  &  S. 
gauge  wire  in  connection  with  arc  lamp  circuits  is  prohibited;  a  thing  we 
have  long  advocated  in  this  department.  The  use  of  motors  for  operating 
machines  is  prohibited. 

Nowhere  in  these  rules,  however,  do  I  find  any  provision  requiring  a 
Tent  flue  of  sufficient  size  to  carry  off  the  smoke  in  time  of  fire.  We  find 
the  same  old  idiotic  proposition  of  requiring  fireproof  walls  and  semi- 
automatic shutters  over  the  operating  room  openings,  zirithout  any  adequate 
means  of  carrying  away  the  flame  and  smoke,  which  does  the  damage  by 
causing  the  audience  to  stampede.  Presumably,  the  operator  is  to  stay 
there  and  swallow  the  smoke  and  flame  as  fast  as  it  is  made.  All  kinds 
of  fire  prevention  appliances  carefully  specified;  automatic  shutters  on  the 
machines;  no  motors  allowed;  in  fact  the  same  old  string  of  chestnuts,  and 
the  one  sensible  thing  which  would  absolutely  protect  the  audience  from 
any  possible  injury  through  a  Him  fire,  is  carefully  omitted.  Must^  we 
again  tell  the  Chicago  authorities,  and  all  other  authorities,  that  it  is  a 
childishly  simple  matter  to  so  construct  an  operating  room  that  the  walls 
will  be  thoroughly  fireproof,  that  all  smoke  and  flame  will  be  instantly 
carried  away  to  the  open  air  and  that  the  shutters  will  drop  over  the  open- 
ings in  two  seconds  of  the  time  a  fire  starts  at  either  the  machine,  the 
film  storage  box  or  rewinder  and  that  all  the  film  in  the  room  can  burn 
and  the  audience  absolutely  not  know  that  anything  out  of  the  ordinary 
is  happening?  Are  the  authorities  so  dense  that  they  cannot  grasp  this 
idea,  or  is  it  due  to  the  fact  that  the  pull  of  the  building  owner  or 
the  theater  manager  or  owner,  who  objects  to  the  expense  of  the  installa- 
tion of  an  operating  room  equipped  thus  is  so  great  that  it  overbalances 
the   item   of   safety   to    the   public? 

Let  us  face  this  matter  fairly  and  squarely,  gentlemen,  just  for  once. 
You  can  eliminate  all  fire  danger  if  you  really  want  to!  You  can  so 
construct  a  room,  and  so  equip  it,  that  you  need  not  care  if  it  be  car- 
peted with  loose  excelsior,  since  fire  therein  cannot  possibly  do  any  man- 
ner of  injury,  except  to  the  contents  of  the  room  itself,  or  in  the  least  de- 
gree alarm  the  audience,  since  they  would  not  know  that  there  was  any 
fire  at  all.  Why,  then,  don't  you  get  down  to  brass  tacks  and  enact 
laws  governing  the  construction  and  equipment  of  operating  rooms  which 
will  contain  at  least  the  germs  of  common  sense?  Chicago,  of  all  cities, 
through  the  experience  of  the  Iroquois  fire,  should  know  how  much  more 
deadly  a  panic  is  than  a  fire. 


Chelsey,  is  absolutely  wrong  and  pernicious,  nevertheless.  It  is  not  the 
amount  of  tax  I  object  to.  That  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  matter.  If 
taxes  are  too  high  I  guess  the  Canadian  brothers  are  amply  able  to  attend 
to  that  matter  themselves.  What  I  object  to  is  a  tax  which  makes  for 
poor  service,  in  that  it  discourages  the  installation  of  a  second  projection 
machine;  a  thing  that  every  moving  picture  theater  should  have.  Let  the 
Canadian  authorities  assess  the  tax  in  such  amount  as  they  think  right 
and  proper.  If  their  ideas  are  too  large,  the  people  themselves  will 
soon  fix  that.  There  is,  however,  no  good  reason  why  the  house  with  twa 
machines  should  pay  more  than  the  house  with  one.  In  fact,  the  house 
with  one  machine  might  be  very  much  larger  than  the  one  having  two 
propectors,  yet  it  would,  under  the  scheme  of  taxing  according  to  the 
number  of  projection  machines,  pay  the  least  amount  of  tax.  As  to  the 
operators'  license:  why  should  the  operator  pay  ten  dollars  for  something 
having  no  value  whatever?  If  that  is  not  a  cold-blooded  holdup,  kindly 
explain  to  me  why  it  is  not.  Chicago  at  one  time  robbed  the  operator  of 
$10  per  year,  though  he  did  at  least  get  a  little  protection  in  return. 
■That  fee  has  been  reduced  to  $3  for  the  first  year,  and  $2  per  year  there- 
after— which  is  not  unreasonable,  though  New  York  City  exacts  no  fee 
at   all. 


That  Canadian  License. 

Indian  Head,  Sask.,  Can.,  contributes  the  following  explanation  of  the 
moving  picture  machine  tax,  which  we  severely  criticised  in  these  columns 
recently: 

After  reading  your  reply  to  our  friend  in  Chelsey,  Ont.,  Novem- 
ber 23d  issue,  I  am  moved  to  explain  the  why  and  wherefore  of 
matters.     In  this  country  every  business  man  has  to  pay  what  the 
authorities  call    a   "floor   space   tax."      The   more    space   used,   the 
more    you    are    assessed.      The    exhibitor,    however,    does    not    pay 
any   such    tax,    but   instead   pays   a    license,   amounting,   in    reality, 
to  the  same  thing.     I  think  our  friend  from  Chelsey  should  hare 
explained  this,   in  which  case  your  answer  might  have  been  much 
different.      I   might    add    that   all   operators   in   this   province   have 
to  pay  $10  per  year  before  they  can  operate  a  moving  picture  ma- 
chine, but  unfortunately  any  Tom,  Dick  or  Harry  can  get  a  license 
on  those  terms,  so  that  the  really  practical  operator  has  no  protec- 
tion whatever  in  return  for  his  money.     And  now  for  a  question: 
I  am  using  a  Power's  Six;  three-wing  shutter;    104  volt,   60   cycle 
current  through  a  Fort  Wayne  compensarc,  pulling  40  amperes  on 
a  70  foot  throw.     I  am  credited  with  putting  up  a  sharp  clear  pic- 
ture, but  can  I  go  one  better  by  using  a  two-wing  shutter  in  place 
of  the  three  winger? 
A    two-wing    shutter    will    give    you    a   greater   percentage    of   the    light; 
also  very  much  more  flicker.     The  reason  for  using  a  two-wing  shutter  on 
60  cycle  current  is  that,  if  your  current  is  really  60  cycle,  and  you  speed 
tip  to  about   70   a  minute,   the  wings  of  the  shutter  get  into   synchronism 
with    one    side    of    the    alternations   of   the    current,    producing    a    flashing 
of  the  light.    As  to  the  license  question:    Your  statement  puts  a  somewhat 
different  face  on   the  matter.     But  the   basis  of  taxation,   as   described   by 


Queer  Fuse  Trouble. 

Hays,  Kan.,  sends  in  sketch  of  his  wiring  and  writes  as  follows: 
Attached  find  sketch  of  an  arrangement  which  I  use  to  light  the 
operating  booth  (don't  know  any  such  thing,  brother.  Do  you  mean 
operating  roomf).  I  have  the  incandescent  hanging  right  over 
the  lamphouse.  When  the  arc  is  burning,  the  lamp  almost  goes  out, 
but  when  the  arc  is  off,  the  light  burns  up  bright.  It  saves  the 
trouble  of  turning  the  light  on  and  off.  Enclosed  find  drawing, 
exact  size,  of  a  three-wing  shutter  we  have  used  on  an  Edison 
Exhibition  Model.  It  is  simply  an  Edison  shutter,  with  a  perforated 
wing  taken  off  and  two  brass  blades  substituted.  The  solid  blades 
are  further  apart  than  those  of  the  ordinary  interrupter.  It  works 
all  right,  but  I  cannot  see  any  great  difference  in  the  light  than 
with  the  regular  shutter.  The  lamp  wire  sketch  shows  how  machine 
projecting  lamp  is  connected.  We  are  troubled  considerably  with 
fuses,  as  follows:  Current  is  60  cycle,  no  volt.  Main  switch  is 
fused  up  with  250  volt,  60  ampere  fuses.  Current  passes  from 
there  through  a  Sterling  Economizer,  100  to  120  volts,  60  amperes, 
which  I  keep  closed  as  tight  as  possible.  The  fuses  never  blow 
out;  that  is  to  say,  they  do  not  snap  out  like  a  fire  cracker.  But 
they  get  hot  and  gradually  burn  the  coating  off  the  fuse  and  with 
the  paper  all  burned  and  charred  they  sometimes  hold  for  a  couple 
of  weeks.  Then  again  they  will  get  hot  and  burn  out  in  one  eve- 
ning. I  surely  would  appreciate  it  if  you  could  locate  the  trouble. 
The  electric  company  has  given  it  up.  The  wire  is  No.  8  through- 
out. I  have  the  old  handbook  and  want  the  other  as  soon  as  it 
is   out. 


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The  way  you  have  that  lamp  connected  it  would  not  burn  at  all  when 
the  arc  is  off,  because  the  operating  switch  would  be  open.  Possibly 
this  is  merely  an  error  in  your  drawing.  However,  your  operating  switck 
is  wrongly  located.  It  should  be  ahead  of  the  economizer  where  No.  1 
now  is,  but  anyhow  I  would  like  that  arrangement  for  lighting  an  op- 
crating  room.  It  is  very  frequently  desirable  to  have  good  light  in  the 
operating  room  when  the  machine  is  running,  though  ordinarily  I  do 
not  want  any  light  at  all.  Still,  if  something  goes  wrong  while  the  ma- 
chine is  running,  plenty  of  light  may  be  an  absolute  necessity.  As  to 
the  shutter  I  do  not  publish  the  sketch  because  I  would  not  consider  that 
kind  of  3  shutter  as  at  all  desirable.  It  would  undoubtedly  give  excessive 
flicker;  even  more  so  than  the  ordinary  two-wing  shutter.  As  to  the  fuse 
matter,  you  can  search  me.  I  notice  you  say  you  keep  your  economizer 
closed  as  tightly  as  possible.  Do  not  know  what  you  mean  by  that.  If 
those  fuses  act  the  way  you  say  they  do,  then  they  must  be  made  of  an 
alloy  that  has  altogether  too  high  a  melting  temperature.  If  it  is  as  you 
say  it  is,  there  certainly  is  something  wrong  with  those  fuses  and  I  would 
advise  you  to  get  some  of  another  make  at  once.  Go  to  the  light  company 
and  get  some  ordinary  fuse-wire,  put  it  in,  and  see  what  happens.  Rip 
out  that  No.  8  wiring,  particularly  between  the  compensarc  and  the  lamp, 
and  put  in  No.  6  righ*  away,  is  my  advice  to  you.  The  sooner  you  do 
that  the  better.  The  handbook  will  certainly  be  ready  for  delivery  by  the 
time  your  order  gets  here.  We  have  been  held  up  and  delayed  most  ex- 
asperatingly,  but  that  is  over  with  now.  Books  will  be  on  their  way  to 
purchasers  before  this  answer  appears  in  print. 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


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Handbook  Brings  the  Money. 

Mr.    Al    C.    Stewart,    formerly   of   Akron,  •Colo.,    has   removed   to    Pendle- 
ton,  Ore.      He   encloses   $2.50   for  the  new  book  and  says: 

I  am  always  going  to  keep  the  old  handbook  as  a  souvenir.  I  am 
not  trying  to  throw  bouquets  when  I  say  the  knowledge  I  acquired 
from  that  book  has  brought  me  in  hundreds  of  dollars  in  box 
office  receipts. 

We  are  glad  to  know  the  old  book  proved  of  such  value  to  you.  Brother 
Stewart.     We  trust  the  new  one  will  prove  of  far  greater  worth. 


What  is  Wrong? 

Moundsville,  W.  Va.,  is  having  trouble  as  follows: 

The  backgrounds  of  my  pictures  are  out  of  focus,  while  the 
scenery  that  is  taken  at  close  range  stands  out  sharp  and  clear. 
Have  carefully  examined  machines,  and  aperture  plates,  etc.,  are 
in  perfect  order;  also  have  good  tension.  We  have  an  aluminum 
screen.  Do  you  think  this  could  be  the  trouble?  Picture  is  12 
feet;  throw,  40  feet;  iio-volt,  6o-cycle  current.  Light  is  fine  and 
steady.  Machine  is  an  Edison  Exhibition  Model,  old  enough  to 
vote,  but  a  crack-a-jack  just  the  same.  Also  have  a  Motiograph 
1912  Model,  with  a  three-wing  shutter,  which  flickers  a  little,  but 
not  much.  Am  using  a  36-degree  shutter.  Would  you  recommend 
a  42-degree  one  for  my  throw,  or  a  two-winger?  I  run  on  12  to 
15  minute  time,  though  the  manager  wants  it  faster.  Would  you 
advise  me  to  run  faster  than  this?  My  pictures  are  almost  rock- 
steady, except  when  I  get  an  old  film,  which  happens,  however, 
very  often.  If  Kansas  City  only  cuts  out  nine  patches  he  can  con- 
sider himself  lucky.  I  not  only  get  bad  patches,  but  other,  and 
worse,  faults  in  the  film. 

It  occasionally  happens,  Moundsville,  that  the  foreground  of  a  picture 
will  be  sharp  and  the  background  somewhat  blurred.  However,  as  I  under- 
stand it.  this  is  the  case  with  all  your  pictures.  Inasmuch  as  the  fore- 
ground is  sharp,  I  see  no  reason  why  the  background  should  not  be  sharp 
also,  except  that  the  fault  lies  in  the  film  itself.  Still,  many  exhibitors 
declare  that  aluminum  screens  make  the  backgrounds  hazy.  This  occurs 
mostly  on  home-made  screens  which  are  roughly  coated.  If  any  of  our 
readers  can  offer  suggestions,  will  be  glad  to  hear  from  them.  I  would 
not  advise  a  two-wing  shutter,  unless  you  exceed  65  revolutions  of  the 
crank  per  minute.  You  most  certainly  do  not  mean  to  tell  me  you  get 
more  flicker  with  a  Motiograph  three-wing  shutter  than  you  would  with 
the  old  style  Edison  Exhibition  Model  two-wing  shutter.  ScatI  Get  outi 
Nothing  doing!  As  to  the  36-degree  and  42-degree  shutter,  I  am  not 
accustomed  to  figuring  shutters  that  way.  You  want  the  wide  blade  just 
wide  enough  to  cover  the  movement  of  the  film,  without  travel  ghost,  and 
no  more. 


Size  of  Picture. 

Wisconsin   encloses  money   for  handbook,  and   writes: 

I  hope  I  will   receive  the  book  soon,   as   I   find  your      -rk  to  be 
very   interesting.     I   am  starting  a   new  moving  picture  show   here 
and  am  a  little  puzzled  as  to  what  size  picture  to  project.     My  room 
is    14    feet   high   and   26   feet   wide.      I   figured   about  a   g  x  12   foot 
picture  would  be  O.  K.     This  would  leave  the  bottom  of  the  picture 
about  five  feet  from  the  floor.      Do  you   think  it  is  large  enough? 
A   12-foot  picture  would  be  as  large  as  you  could  project  in  that  kind  of 
a  room  without  having  the  heads  of  the  audience  interfering  in   the  light, 
particularly   those  near  the  front.     It  might  better  be  a  little  smaller   even 
than   that,  if  anything;  say  11    feel  wide,   locatmg  your  machine  as  high  as 
you  can.     On  the   whole,   I  think   12   feet  will  prove  quite  satisfactory. 


A  Suggestion. 

Pittsfield,  111.,  writes: 

Enclosed  find  money  order  for   $2.50   lor  the  new  Handbook.     I 

would  like  to  suggest  that  you  use  a  cover  of  a  different  color  on 

The  Moving  Picture  World  number  containing  the  general  index.  It 

would    make   it   much    easier   and   quicker    to    find    the    stories   and 

release   dates.      Did  you  ever  try  making  the  lower  loop  after  the 

cam  pin  has  left  the  star  and  is  half  way  up?     I  believe  it  makes 

a  more  uniform  loop.     Why  so  many   patches  without  scraping  off 

the  emulsion?     Do  you  believe  an  operator  would  make  them  that 

way?     The  operator  is  the  man  who  makes  the  audience  laugh,  cry 

or  feel  disgusted,  and,   rather  than  the  latter,  the   manager  should 

assist  him   as  much  as  possible.     I  believe  some  managers  get  the 

idea  that  the  operator  asks  for  repairs  not  because  he  needs  them, 

but  because  he  wants  to  be  important. 

The  cover  of  a  magazine  has  a  distinct  value,  Pittsfield,  on  news  stands; 

therefore   it   would  be   highly  inadvisable   to   adopt  your   suggestion,   though 

from  your  point  of  view  that  scheme  would  be  all  right.     You  should  have 

bound  volumes,  with  index  at  the  end.     Better  send  your  copies  to  the  book- 

bitider.     I  never  make  a  loop  any  other  way  than  when  the  intermittent  is 

locked.     I  certainly  would  not  make  it  when  the  pin  was  in  the  star — hence 

the  movement  unlocked,  for  the  intermittent  sprocket  would  then   move   as 

you  pulled  up  on  the  film  to  stretch  it  across  the  aperture.     Patches  made 

without    scraping    off    the    emulsion    are    probably    samples    of    "Jimmy,    the 

Usher's"    work.      Certainly    a    manager    who    is    a    manager    will    place    no 

obstacles  in  the  way  of  his  operator  doing  the  best  possible  work.     He  will 

also    understand    that    no    high    speed    machine    will    run    forever    without 

repairs,   and   he   will   know   that  it   does   not  pay  to   use  a   part  until   there 

is    nothing   left    of   it.      The   competent,    wise   and   up-to-date    manager    will 

not  only  supply  plenty  of  repairs,  but  will  insist  on  the  projection  machine 

being  kept  in   the  very  best  possible  condition.     He  will   not  want  to  save 

a,  dollar  in  repairs,  and  in  the  operation  lose  ten  in  the  box  office  receipts. 


Good  Guess. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  contributes  the  following  excellent  guess  in  regard  to 
my  recent  article  dealing  with  projection  in  a  house  near  the  Atlantic 
Avenue  "L"  station  in  Brooklyn.  When  work  is  so  raw  and  absolutely 
rotten  that,  out  of  half  a  dozen  houses  in  that  locality,  a  reader  can 
instantly  select  the  one  I  have  reference  to,  the  house  ought,  for  the  good 
of  the  business,  to  be  named.     Brooklyn  writes. 

Read   your   article    in    December    issue   as   regards   raw   work    in 
a   beautiful-front   theater   near   Atlantic   Avenue   station.      If   I    am 
not   mistaken   I   believe  the  name   of  the   theater  is   the   "Oxford." 
Why,  flicker  is  no  name  for  it!     If  there  is  a  worse  case  in  Brook- 
lyn I  have  been  unable  to  find  it.     It  seems  the  manager  is  unwill- 
ing   to    expend    money    for    up-to-date    equipment,    and    as    to    the 
operators  going  to   sleep,   I   was  talking  to   them,   and   they   do   not 
care  as  long  as  you  can  see  a  part  of  the  picture.     There  are  two 
men   on   the  job,  and   both   receive   the   enormous   sum   of   $18   per 
week.     This  house  is  controlled  by  Mr.  J.  J.  Maloney  of  the  Keith 
circuit.     Isn't  it  too  bad  that  a  man  of  Mr.  Maloney's  experience 
and  knowledge  is  willing  to  stand  for  such  work  as  this?     Is  it  a 
matter  of  unwillingness  to  pay  decent   salaries  and   expend   money 
in    the    operating    room,    or    what    is    the    cause    of   such    miserable 
projection  in  this  beautiful  little  theater? 
You  surely   do   not  mean   that   the   salary   of   both   operators   combined  is 
only   $18.     A  street  sweeper   gets  a  great   deal   more   than   that.      I   do  not 
know    what    the    cause    of    the    utterly   miserable    projection    in    the    Oxford 
may  be,  but  this  I  do  know;    Either  it  ought,  for  the  good  of  the  business, 
to  be  improved,   or  the   Oxford   Theater   ought  to   be  put  out   of  business 
entirely. 


Yes. 


Nebraska  writes  that  he  has  just  purchased  a  theater  which  is  considered 
the  best  picture  house  in  the  state.     He  then  continues: 

But  still   we   have   our  troubles,   even   here.      We   are   using   220 
volts,   d.  c,    through    a    rheostat.      Not   being   posted   on   electricity, 
want   to   ask  you   what   I   am   losing.      Would   a   device   for   saving 
current  be  any  material  advantage,  provided  tt  was  one  of  the  real 
"honest-to-gosh"  current  savers?     Enclosed  herewith  is  a  check  for 
the  new  book. 
Yes,    neighbor,    an    "honest-to-gosh"    current    saver    would    be    a    decided 
advantage   on    220- volt   current.      To    figure    your    loss   through    a    rheostat: 
First   subtract  48   from   220,   and   then  multiply   that   result  by   the   number 
of   amperes   you   are    using;    the   product    will    be    the    number    of   watts   of 
energy  wasted  in  the  rheostat. 


Power's  Five,  Three-Wing  Shutter. 

Brother  Dittman,  of  the  Dittman  Theater,  Brownsville,  Tex.,  sends  in  ft 
circular  of  the  Buckeye  Machine  Company,  Zanesville,  Ohio,  which  com- 
pany has  installed  a  satisfactory  three-wing  shutter  on  his  Power's  "Five" 
machine.  It  seems  that  the  Buckeye  Company  makes  a  specialty  of  install- 
ing three-wing  shutters  on  Power's  "Five"  and  Edison  Exhibition  Model 
machines.  Their  charge,  however,  is  $25,  and  they  only  pay  the  express 
one  way.  This  seems  to  me  to  be  a  pretty  stiff  sum  for  the  installation  of 
A  three-wing  shutter  on  an  old  style  machine,  which  would  probably  require 
other  repairs  and  remodeling,  bringing  the  total  cost  up  to  possibly  half 
the  price  of  a  new,  up-to-date  mechanism.  We  are  obliged  to  friend  Ditt- 
man for  contribu'.ing  this  information,  in  response  to  a  query  made  recently 
through   the  department. 


From  Canada. 

Banff,  Canada,  sends  in  the  following: 

I   noticed   an   invitation   to   Canadian   operators  and   managers   to 
contribute  to  the  department.  These  few  lines  are  to  thank  you  for 
the    help    I    get    through    the    M.    P.    W.,    especially    its    Projection 
Department.      I   am  working   in  that  part   of   Canada  which   stands 
on    end,  and  get   my   films   from   Winnipeg,   800   miles   away.      We 
change  every   day,   and   are   trying  our   best   to    run  a   clean  show. 
I   can   heartily   sympathize   with   Bartlesville,   Okla.,  with   regard   to 
condition  of  films;   but  "New  Skin"   is  better  than  pins  or  shingle 
nails.     I  have  several  times  come  across  film  breaks  "mended"  with 
common   pins.     Have   tried   the   glass   port   stunt  and  find   it  to   be 
O.  K.      Was   not   so   much   stuck    on   the    carbon    soaking   business, 
though  perhaps  it  was   my  fault  that  I   did  not  get  better  results. 
I  have  received  so  many  useful  hints  from  the  Projection  Depart- 
ment  that   I    feel   worried   that   I   cannot    repay  you    for   them   all. 
However,   here  is  one  thing  I  have  found  to  be  very  useful:     To 
make  announcement  slides,  etc.,   in  a  hurry,  use  a  negative  pencil 
and  write  on   a  clean  glass  slide.      Sign  writers  use  these  pencils. 
They  are  sometimes  called  soap  pencils.     They  do  not  cost  much, 
and    the    writing    does    not    rub    off    easily.      That    story    sent    by 
Wichita,  Kan.,  about  the  operator  (?)   and  his  fan  is  the  best  yet. 
Many  thanks  to  Milwaukee  for  his  threaded-in-frame  hint.     If  you 
ever    happen    to    be    in    the    wonderland    of    Canada,    look    up    the 
"Harmony"   at   Banff,   Alberta,    where   you   will   receive   a  genuine 
highland  welcome. 
To    the    uninitiated    brethren    of    the    Eastern    flatland    let    me    say    that 
"stands   on    end"    means   the   side   of   a    mountain.      I    had   not   heard   that 
expression  for  many  years,  and  it  brought  back  old  times,  when   I   myself 
lived   in    the   country   where   half   "stands    on    end"    and   the    other    half   is 
pretty  steep.     You  need  not  feel  worried  about  your  inability  to  reciprocate, 
Banff.     We  are  only  too  glad  that  you  have  received  benefit.     The  greatest 
pleasure  the  editor  has  is  to  know  that  he  is,  through  the   medium  of  the 
Projection  Department  and  his  books,  helping  others,  and  not  only  improv- 
ing projection  in  the  thousands  of  theaters  in  this  and  other  countries,  but 
also  making  life  a  little   easier   and  pleasanter  for  the  boys  who   twist  the 
cranks.     I  would  be  only  too  glad  to  enjoy  the  highland  welcome,  brother, 
but  it  is  a  long  hike  from  New  York  to  the  Rocky  Mountains  of  Canada, 


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From  Alaska. 

Haines,  Alaska,  encloses  $3  for  a  year's  subscription,  and  writes; 

Through  the  courtesy  of  the  Seattle  Stage  &  Lighting  Company, 
I  have  just  received  the  October  5th  issue  of  The  Moving  Picture 
World,  which  I  find  to  be  a  most  interesting  and  instructive  pub- 
lication. Am  only  sorry  I  did  not  know  of  its  existence  before. 
I  have  much  to  learn  about  projection.  I  am  at  present  operating 
my  own  light  plant,  consisting  of  a  4  h:  p.  gas  engine,  pulling  a 
3^  k.  w.,  d.  c.  dynamo.  When  I  am  projecting  I  use  the  arc 
and  two  16  c.  p.  lamps.  Get  a  good  light,  but  am  bothered  with 
a  dark  spot  in  the  center  of  the  picture.  Use  cored  carbons 
top  and  bottom.  Before  striking  the  arc  the  line  voltage  is  110, 
but  the  arc  pulls  this  down  to  80  or  90  volts.  My  condensers  are 
both  6^2,  and  my  objective  is  23^-inch  focus,  with  a  40-foot  throw. 
Don't  know  what  my  arc  amperage  is,  or  how  to  regulate  that 
part  of  it.  I  am  installing  a  7J/3  k.  w.,  d.  c.  generator  at  another 
place,  to  be  operated  by  an  8  h.  p.  gas  engine.  I  want  to  install 
enough  incandescent  lamps  to  offset  the  load  of  the  arc,  so  that 
when  I  start  the  gas  engine  and  go  to  the  operating  room  I  can 
switch  from  the  incandescents  to  the  arc  without  changing  the 
load  on  either  dynamo  or  engine.  By  this  arrangement  I  save  a 
lot  in  the  purchase  price,  as  I  will  not  need  a  governor  on  the 
engine,  and  can  also  dispense  with  a  voltmeter  and  ammeter. 
Enclosed  find  postage  for  return  of  above  information.  Will  I  be 
able  to  carry  the  current  from  a  754  k.  w.  dynamo  located  half  a 
mile  from  the  theater  and  have  enough  current? 

Replies  by  mail  are  only  sent  where  a  minimum  fee  of  $1  is  enclosed; 
otherwise  I  would  have  from  fifty  to  a  hundred  letters  to  answer  every 
day.  Presumably  when  you  say  "I  use  the  arc  and  two  16  c.  p.  lamps" 
you  mean  you  use  the  arc  for  projection  and  burn  two  16  c.  p.  lamps 
somewhere  in  the  auditorium  or  ticket  office.  Instead  of  two  cored  car- 
bons you  should  use  a  five-eighth  cored  carbon  above,  and  a  half  inch 
solid  below,  but  the  solid  carbon  should  be  a  projection  carbon,  ana  not 
the  kind  the  street  lighting  companies  use,  as  that  kind  is  too  hard.  The 
spot  in  your  curtain  may  be  due  to:  (a)  Use  of  five-eighths  carbon  below; 
(b)  Lamp  not  set  at  proper  angle,  (c)  Condenser  too  close  to  aperture; 
■love  the  lamphouse  back.  You  should  by  all  means  have  an  ammeter, 
and  I  would  advise  you  to  purchase  one.  The  lowering  of  the  voltage 
when  you  strike  the  arc  may  be  due  to:  (a)  Engine  in  bad  condition 
and  not  able  to  pull  the  load.  This  would  be  indicated  by  the  engine 
■lacking  its  speed  when  the  load  is  thrown  on.  If  this  takes  place  I  think 
you  need  look  no  further  for  that  particular  trouble.  (b)  Not  enough 
resistance  in  series  with  the  arc,  thus  running  your  generator  above  its 
capacity,  (c)  Wires  too  small.  They  should  be  No.  6,  B.  &  S.  The  fact 
that  the  voltage  drops  that  much  indicates  something  radically  wrong.  You 
regulate  the  number  of  amperes  at  the  arc  by  increasing  or  decreasing  the 
resistance.  For  a  more  complete  explanation  of  this  I  would  refer  you  to 
pages  107  to  126,  inclusive,  of  the  new  handbook,  which  I  would  by  all 
means  advise  you  to  get  immediately,  A  iull  explanation  would  be 
entirely  too  long  to  publish  in  the  department.  You  are  in  error  in  sup- 
posing you  can  dispense  with  a  voltmeter  and  ammeter  and  a  governor  on 
the  engine  by  the  plan  you  propose.  You  cannot  do  this,  I  think,  and 
■ecure  satisfactory  results,  one  reason  being  that  the  resistance  of  a  pro- 
jection arc  is  a  very,  very  variable  quantity,  and  you  cannot  prevent  its 
being  so.  You  could,  of  course,  dispense  with  the  voltmeter  and  ammeter, 
but  I  would  not  advise  you  to  do  it.  The  plan  of  switching  from  the 
arc  to  incandescents  consuming  an  equal  amperage  would  be  all  right,  pro- 
Tided  the  generator  be  located  near  the  theater.  It  would  not  be  a 
practical  thing  to  do  this  and  locate  the  generator  a  half  mile  away.  You 
can  locate  your  generator  half  a  mile  away  by  running  two  separate  cir- 
cuits— one  for  the  arc  and  one  for  the  incandescents.  By  this  plan  you 
would  need  no  rheostat,  since  by  using  the  right  size  copper  wire  the  line 
resistance  will  be  such  as  to  equal  the  action  of  a  rheostat,  and  your  voltage 
will  be  at  the  right  pressure  (about  48)  when  it  reaches  the  arc.  The 
fitting  is  as  follows:  Amperes  multiplied  by  number  of  feet  of  wire  in 
both  legs  of  the  circuit,  multiplied  by  the  constant  10.8,  and  that  result 
divided  by  the  percentage  of  drop  in  voltage  you  want.  In  this  case  you 
will  want  about  48  volts  at  the  arc,  or  let  us  say  50.  This  gives  you  a 
drop  of  60  volts  from  the  dynamo  pressure  of  110,  which  is  54  per  cent 
©f  1 10;  therefore  you  want  a  54  per  cent.  drop.  Now,  54  per  cent,  of 
no  is  59  (I  am  disregarding  fractions).  We  therefore  have  the  problem: 
5.280X35X10.8=1,995,840-^59,  which  gives  us  as  a  result  33,827,  and 
this  is  the  circular  mills  the  wire  must  contain  to  have  5,280  feet  of  it  cause 
a  drop  of  practically  60  volts.  Looking  in  the  wire  table,  we  find  that  a 
No.  5  wire  has  33.100  circular  mills,  whereas  a  No.  4  has  41,740.  We 
Blight,  therefore,  better  install  the  No.  4  wire  for  the  projection  circuit,  and 
add  a  little  resistance;  that  is  to  say,  a  coil  or  two  of  resistance  wire;  though 
the  No.  5  being  in  the  open  air  with  plenty  of  radiating  surface,  would 
doubtless  do  the  work  all  right,  except  it  might  cause  a  little  too  much  drop 
of  voltage,  thus  reducing  the  amperage  below  35.  This  takes  care  of  the 
projection  circuit,  but  the  incandescent  line  is  something  else  again.  You 
bave  not  said  how  many  incandescent  lamps  you  purpose  to  burn,  but  assum- 
ing the  total  incandescent  consumption  to  be  10  amperes,  I  think  you  would 
ftnd  that  70  volt  lamps  would  burn  all  right  at  the  end  of  a  circuit  of  No.  8 
wire,  one-half  mile  long;  but  in  a  proposition  of  this  kind  you  would  have 
to  use  all  the  lamps  together,  or  else  introduce  resistance  in  the  line  suf- 
ficient to  consume  the  energy  of  any  lamps  you  might  switch  off;  otherwise 
the  voltage  would  instantly  rise  and  burn  the  remaining  lamps  above  candle 
power.  Now,  Alaska,  I  am  not  going  to  guarantee  this  incandescent  infor- 
mation, but  it  is  taken  from  the  best  authorities  in  such  matters  that  I  can 
4nd,  and  I  think  it  will  prove  to  be  correct.  However,  you  can  have  it 
verified  by  whomsoever  you  buy  your  electrical  supplies  from.  You  could, 
•f  course,  burn  the  incandescents  on  the  arc  light  circuit,  when  that  was 
■ot  in  use,  but  you  could  not  burn  them  on  that  line  when  it  was  in  use 
handling  the  projection  arc;  therefore  you  would  practically  be  compelled  to 
run  two  separate  circuits.  Taking  all  this  into  consideration,  I  would  not 
consider  it  at  all  advisable  to  locate  your  generator  half  a  mile  from  the 
theater  unless  the  reasons  therefor  are  very  strong  indeed.  If  it  Is  a  mat- 
ter of  gas  supply,  vou  might  better  pipe  the  gas  one-half  mile. 


Flicker. 

Illinois  writes: 

Have  a  Power's  Six  machine  and  a  gold  fibre  screen.     Current 
is  d.  c;  the  throw  about  55  feet.     I  suppose  the  voltage  is  about 
50.     Use  ^  cored  carbon  above  and  ^  solid  below.     We  have  too 
much  flicker.      It  shows  more  on  some  pictures  than  on  others.      I 
would  like   to   know   if  there  is   something  wrong   with   our   equip- 
ment, or  do  cameras  make  a  flicker  in  the  taking? 
Your  knowledge,   brother,   is  very   weak  indeed.      You   say  you   have  the 
new  handbook  ordered,   and    I   would  advise  you  by  all   means  to   study  it 
thoroughly.      You  should  use   half-inch  solid  carbons  below,   but  they   must 
be  projection  carbons;   not  the  kind  which  are  used  by  street-lighting  com- 
panies.    They  are  too  hard.     If  your  machine  has  a  two-wing  shutter,  you 
should  send   to   the   Nicholas   Power  Co.    and  get   a   three-wing,   which   will 
eliminate    your    trouble.      The    flicker    shows    less    on    dark,    dense    pictures 
than  on  the  lighter  ones.     If  you  have  a  three-wing  shutter,  then  the  flicker 
is  because  you  are  running  your  machine  too  slowly.     With  a  metallic  sur- 
face screen   you   should   not  bring   the   speed   down   much   below    50   if  you 
are  using  heavy  amperage,  and  on  the  light  films  I  would  not  reduce  very 
much  below  60,  unless  it  is  absolutely  necessary  to  bring  out  the  best  action 
of  the  film.     The  question  also  arises  as  to  whether  what  you  have  is  flicker 
or   not.      Flicker   is  a   flicker   of   the   light   on    the   screen.      Travel   ghost  is 
flashes   of    light   up   or   down    from   white   objects   in    the   picture,    or    from 
letters  in  the  titles.     Power's  three-wing  shutter  gives  practically  no  flicker 
at  all  when  the  machine  is  run  at  a  normal  speed  of  60.     Any  machine,  if 
run  slow  enough,  will  produce  flicker.     Flicker  is  caused  by:     (a)   Interrup- 
tiens  of  light  being  too  far  apart,      (b)   Interruptions  of  light  being  of  un- 
e€|ual  duration. 


Large  Claim. 

Frem  a  certain  city  in  New  York  state  comes  a  letter  claiming  that  an 
operator  has  been  experimenting  along  certain  lines  which,  if  true,  may 
prove  to  be  a  very,  very  big  thing  indeed.  He  claims  to  have  discovered  a 
very  simple  device,  which  doesn't  absorb  any  of  the  light  or  affect  the 
illumination  in  any  way,  but  which  is  simple  and  costs  very  little,  and 
which  enables  him  to  hold  the  full  light  from  a  25-ampere  arc  on  an 
•rdinary  inflammable  film  for  several  minutes  without  injuring  it  in  the 
least.  An  English  inventor  is  already  accomplishing  this  by  means  of  an 
air-blast  blowing  through  the  light  ray.  Possibly  New  York  is  working 
along  the  same  lines.  If  so  I  fear  he  will  be  too  late,  as  the  Englishman 
has,  I  am  told,  already  applied  for  U.  S.  patents. 


Sand  Papered  Condensers. 

Torrington,  Conn.,  orders  a  Handbook  and  contributes  the  following: 
I  get  much  good  from  the  Department  and  will  offer  my  remedy 
for  condenser  breakage,  when  using  the  round  metal  mounts.     Be- 
fore putting  in  a  new  lens  take  a  sheet  of  either  No.   0  or  No.   i 
sandpaper    and    sandpaper    the   edge    of   the    lens    all   around,    until 
tkere  is  quite  a  little  play  when  it  is  placed  in   the  mount.      I  am 
using    55   amperes   a.c,    and   before   doing   this   broke   many   lenses 
and  this  put  a  stop  to  the  breakage.     It  will  take  from  three-quar- 
ters to  an  hour  to  sandpaper  a  lens,  but  it  is  worth  while. 
Quite   right,   brother,  but  a  coarse  grind   stone  will   do   the  job   in   a   few 
minutes  and  do  it  just  as  well. 


Lamphouse  Ventilation. 

Texarkana,  Tex.,  writes: 

Enclosed  find  sketch  of  new   -evice  I  have  on  my  lamphouse.     I 
find  it  improves  the  light  a  great  deal.     I  have  a  Power's  Six  and 
a  Standard  No.  4,  both  of  them  equipped  thus.     By  this  plan,  the 
fumes  from  the  arc  escape  from   the  lamphouse,  which   doesn't  get 
nearly  so  hot.     In  one  of  the  theaters  can  switcu  from  a.c.  to  d.c. 
through   a    Mercury   Arc    Rectifier,    and   in    the    other   from   a.c.   to 
d.c.  supplied  by  a  Wagner  generator,   using  double  throw  switches 
for  this  purpose.     Mr.  Rich,  of  the  General  Film  Co.,  Dallas,  Tex., 
paid  us  a  visit  recently  and  remarked  that  we  were  producing  the 
best  picture  he  had  seen  in  quite  a  while. 
The   attachment   consists   in   cutting   a   hole  m   the   top    of  the   lamphouse 
and   inserting  a   short   pipe   2%    inches   in   diameter.      This   scheme   was   de- 
scribed  and   recommended   in   the   Department  long  ago.      It  was   illustrated 
ky  a  photograph  at  that  time.     The  plan  is  excellent,  but  would  not  pass  an 
inspector  unless  the  pipe  was  carried  to  the  open  air,  or  up  into  a  vent  flue. 
The  Brother  has  also  added  a  very  clever  device,   of  his  own  invention,  so 
that   the   top   carbon   arm   may   be  tilted   up  or  down   by   means   of   a  wheel 
•utside  the   lamphouse.      His   sketch   shows   his   lamp   setting  vertically   with 
both  carbons  angled  outward — the  old  jack  knife  set.     I  would  advise  him  to 
discard  this  at  once  in  favor  of  the  regular  d.c.  set,  which  is  best  for  both 
a.c.    and    d.c.      He   will    find    this   subject    treated   exhaustively    in    the   new 
Hand-book,   pages   202   to   210,   inclusive. 


Correct. 

Our  friend  W.  S.  Turnpaugh,  Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  contributes  the  following: 
The  old  saying,  "All  things  come  to  those  who  wait,"  came  true 
when,  in  the  November  issue,  a  friend  in  Dallas  asked  about  the 
action  of  intermittent  movements  and  you  replied.  I  have  for  two 
or  three  years  past  picked  my  machine  with  an  eye  always  on  the 
intermittent  movement;  first  as  to  its  construction  for  speed  in  the 
movement,  and  ne.xt  for  its  mechanical  strength  and  durability, 
I  have  had  numerous  bets  with  other  operators,  electricians,  etc., 
each  of  whom  had  a  machine  to  which  he  was  partial,  and  each  of 
them  seemed  either  not  to  know  or  realize  the  importance  of  fast 
Geneva  movements.  All  of  them  ignored  the  percentage  of  light 
lost  with  a  slow  movement,  and  all  the  talking  and  argument  I 
could  resort  to  was  of  little  use.  But  when  I  saw  your  reply  I 
was  pleased  to  know  that  some  of  them  would  get  bumped  into  a 
new  line  of  thought.  I  have  had  arguments  galore  concerning  the 
Mottograph  machine,  and  now  I  want  to  ask  a  question.     I  have  an 


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opinion  of  my  own,  which  I  am  positive  is  correct.     A  Fort  Worth 
operator,  who  said  he  worked  in  or  about  the  Motiograph  factory, 
claims  that  their  conical  shutter  cuts  off  less  light  than  any  mad^. 
I   tried  *o  get    him    to   explain    matters,    and   found   he  had   a   fair 
idea  of  the  vital   points  of  the   projector,   but  would   not  back   his 
opinion   with  cash.     I   told   him  the   percentage   of  light   cut  off  by 
the   shutter    was    controlled   entirely    by    the    relative    speed    of    the 
Geneva    in    placing    and    replacing    the    picture    to    be    shown,    and 
that  the  shutter  would  have  to  be  wide  enough  to  cover  all  move- 
ment of  the  film,  no  matter  whether  it  was  a  double  conical  shutter 
or   not;    this   being   modified   by   the   fact   that   there   would   be   less 
light   cut    off   the    picture   by   the   use  of   a   two-wing   shutter   than 
with   a   three-wing  shuttLr,  with   any  Geneva   movement   made,   and 
that   the    form    of   the    shutter — that   is,    whether   double   conical    or 
not — was   not   at   all   vital.     Am   I   or   am   I   not   correct?      Now,    I 
hope   the    Motiograph    manufacturers    will    not    feel    offended    when 
this  is  published,  for  I  am  anxious  to  have   discussion  through  the 
department  on   this   particular  subject.      I   would   like  a   description 
of    the    motor    speed    controller    being    marketed    by    the    Nicholas 
Power   Company,   as   I    have  more   or  less  trouble   with   such   appa- 
ratus   myself.      If    you    care    to    use    my    name   in    replying   to    my 
letters,    do    so,    for    I    realize    that    if    more    operators    would    allow 
the    use  *  of    their    names    it    would    be    of    mutual    benefit    both    to 
them    and    the    department. 
I   do  not  think  the  Motiograph   people   will   be  offended  at  what  is   here 
published.     There  is  no  reason  why  they  should  be.      In  the  matter  of  the 
double  conical  shutter  you  are  partly  right  and  partly  wrong.     In  the   first 
place,  the  "conical"  part  of  it  has  nothing  whatever  to  do  with  the  matter. 
That    is    merely    a    shape    given    the    shutter    to    allow    of    its    being    placed 
inside  the  machine.    The  double  shutter,  which  acts  .ike  a  pair  of  scissors, 
does  cut  off  less  light  than  the  single   revolving  shutter,   simply   because  it 
closes  the  aperture  both  ways — hence  closes  it  quicker.  This  gain  theoretically 
amounts   to   the   time  it   would   take   a   revolving   shutter   to   pass  from    one 
side  of  the  aperture  to  the  other,  because  the  gain  is  both   in  opening  and 
closing,  but  from  this  gain  must  be  subtracted  a  slight  lap  that  these  blades 
must   have;    hence  the  total  gain   might   possibly   be  figured   at  about   three- 
eighths    of    an    inch    as    against    the    ordinary    revolving    shutter.      I    have 
never   figured   this   out  accurately,   but  it   reasons   out   that   way.     There  is, 
however,   another   equation   which   enters,   viz.:     There   is   more   lost  motion 
in    two    shutters    than    there    would    be    in    one,    and    this    would    probably 
operate    to    still    further   reduce    the   gain    to    some   extent.      The    necessary 
percentage  of  light  cut  is  governed  by  two  factors,  viz.:    The  speed  of  inter- 
mittent    movement     and     the     elimination    of    flicker.      In    order    to    bring 
the  flicker  down  to  its  minimum  it  has  been  thoroughly   demonstrated  that 
the    interruptions    of    light    must    come    at    a    certain    minimum    interval    of 
time   apart,    and    must    be    of    approximately    equal    duration.      The    normal 
speed  of  a  projection   machine   is  60   revolutions  of   the   crank  per  minute. 
This   means   that   the   shutter   will   revolve    16   times   each    second,   and   that 
with   a   two-wing   shutter   the    light   will    therefore    he   interrupted    32    times 
per  second.     This   is  not   sufficient   to  eliminate  all   the   flicker,   particularly 
in  these  days  of  glass  and  metallic  screens  and  high  amperage.     If  a  third 
wing  be  added  to  the  shutter,  then  the  interruptions  of  light  when  running 
at  normal  speed  come  at  the  rate  of  48   per  second,   instead   of  32,   which 
goes    a    long    way    toward    decreasing    the    objectionable    flicker.      And    now 
comes   the   crucial   point   with   a   three-wing   shutter.      The   more   nearly   the 
interruptions   be   made  of  equal    duration,    the   less   tendency    there    will   be 
for  the  human  eye  to  catch  any  breaking  effect  in  the  light.     Now,  with  the 
slow   intermittent    movement    the    main    wing   of   the   shutter   must   be    com- 
paratively wide;   therefore,  using  three  wings,   the  blades  and  the  openings 
cannot  be  of  equal   width.      To  get  the  best  effect  the   speed   of   the   inter- 
mittent movement  must  be  increased  up  to  the  point  where  the  three  wings 
are   of  practically   equal   width,   and  each  of  practically   the   same   width  as 
the    three    light    openings.      You    are    perfectly    right    in    saying    that    the 
operator   should   pay  very   close   attention    to   the  speed   of   his   intermittent 
movement.      It  is   a  vital   point  in  projection,   and  one  which   I  believe  has 
been  given  altogether  too  little  attention  in  the  past,  both  by  most  machine 
manufacturers  and  by  exhibitors  and  operators. 


Silent  Players, 

From  Madison,  N.  Y.,  comes  a  letter  from  Brother  J.  R.  Van.  His 
letterhead  reads,  "John  R.  Van's  Silent  Players,"  and  that  name  took 
hold  upon  me  instantly.  If  I  had  a  theater  I  would  change  its  name  right 
now  to  "Theater  of  the  Silent  Players."  Good  name  that,  let  me  tell  you. 
"Van's  Silent  Players,"  "Keith's  Silent  Players,"  "Orpheum  Silent  Players 
Theater."  Mighty  expressive.  Tells  the  whole  story.  Satisfies  one's 
imagination  and  is,  in  my  humble  opinion,  about  5,000  per  cent,  better 
than  "Photoplay."     Brother  Van  writes  as  follows: 

In  December  7th  issue  quite  a  little  is  said  about  gas  outfits. 
I  am  at  present  using  a  Togo  gas  outfit  on  the  road,  made  by  the 
Enterprise  Company,  and  like  it  fully  as  well  as  any  other.  It  is 
easy  to  handle  and  carry.  Mr.  Krass  gave  some  very  valuable 
pointers,  but  I  think  I  have  a  few  he  left  out.  I  project  a  lo-foot 
picture  at  35  feet,  and  it  is  A.  No.  i.  Have  a  i2x  14  curtain, 
and  outline  the  8  x  10  picture  with  a  two-foot-wide  border  of  black 
cloth,  which  I  pin  on.  This  puts  the  picture  in  a  frame  and,  to  my 
way  of  thinking,  makes  it  one-third  better.  I  always  use  i^-inch 
limes  and  a  1/30  bore  jet.  I  take  care  of  my  outfit  and  use  only 
the  very  best  ether  obtainable.  I  run  six  reels  a  night,  and  use 
nine  cakes  of  oxzone,  though  I  get  off  sometimes  with  eight.  I  am 
doing  a  fine  business,  especially  in  gas  towns,-  making  week  stands. 
I  am  all  alone  and  play  most  towns  on  percentage.  As  I  run  only 
one  show  a  night  I  can  either  sell  or  take  tickets  until  I  get 
ready  to  begin.  I  carry  a  set  of  piano  music  for  moving  pictures, 
and  have  it  marked  for  each  of  my  reels.  I  never  have  any 
trouble  in  getting  a  pianist.  My  films  are  all  in  fine  condition, 
and  I  do  not  have  a  break  once  a  month.  This  letter  may  not  ' 
be  interesting  enough  to  publish,  but  I  wanted  to  show  that  an 
A  No.  I  traveling  show  will  do  business,  as  I  have  played  for 
over   a    year    here   in    Central    and    Northern   New    York.      If   any 


traveling  exhibitor  in  Pennsylvania  can  give  me  some  good  towns 
I    will    ao    the    same    for    him|  here   in    New    York   state.      Do   you 
know  of  any  reliable  film  renovating  company  in  New  York  City? 
The   Parisian  Co.,  of  Chicago,   111.,  have  been  doing  my  work,  but 
they  are  a  good   way  off.      "The   Death   of   Michael   Grady,"    Vita- 
graph;    "Fall   of  Troy,"    Itala;    "Deserter,"    loi-Bison,   and  the  old 
Pathe  "Dieppe   Circuit  Auto  Race"   are  always  run  at   least  twice 
in  each  town  by  request. 
Your  scheme  of  outlining  the  picture  with  black  cloth  should  be  adopted 
by  every  gas  man,    since   it  serves  to   very   materially   improve  the   picture. 
As    to    film    renovating,    write    the    New    York    Film    Company,    145    West 
Forty-fifth   Street,    New    York.      They   used   to   do   that   work,   and    perhaps 
do  it  yet.     Undoubtedly  a  rightly  managed  traveling  show  can  make  money, 
but   I    imagine    it   is   pretty   hard   sledding  at   that,    Brother   Van.      Glad   ta 
hear  from  you  at  any  time  the  spirit  moves.     You  spoke  of  some  particular 
kind  of  piano   music,   but  I   could  not  decipher  the   name.      For   renovating 
films,    write    also    to    Hochstetter    Utility .  Co.,   46    E.    12th    St.,    New    York. 


And  There  You  Arel 

Kansas  emits  the  following  wail: 

I  wish  you   would   advise  me  what  to  do.     I  am  a  member  of 
the  I.   B.  E.  W.,  operator  and  wireman.     The  man  I  was  working 
for  sold  out,  went  to  a  larger  city  and  bought  a  show.     He  later 
wrote   me   that    I    could    have    a   place    with    him,    but   there    is    an 
operators'   union  there  affiliated  with  the  I.   A.  T.   S.   E.     Could   I 
go  there  and  work  under  my  card  at  our  scale,  which  is  the  same, 
or  would  I  have  to  drop  the  operator  card  in  the  I.  B.  E.  W.  and 
take  out   one   of  theirs?      I   have  been   operating  three   and  a  half 
years  and  have  a  clean  record. 
Now,   here   is   an   unfortunate   case.      This  operator   is   affiliated  with   the 
I.   B.   E.   \V.,   and  has  probably  made  the  affiliation  in   good  faith,   but  the 
operators   generally,   aside   from   some    few   isolated   instances,    are    affiliated 
with    the    I.    A.    T.    S.    E.      Between    these    two    organizations   there    is    no 
exchange  of  cards  and,   I  am  sorry  to  say,  no  overly  surplus  of  brotherly 
feeling.     There  is  only  one  thing  you   can  do,   Kansas,  and  that  is  to  join 
the  operators'   union   in   the  city  to   which   you   propose  to  go.      In  joining 
this  union  your  I.    B.   E.   W.  card   will  be   of  no   value  whatever  to  you — 
that  is  to  say,  you  will  have  to  join  just  the  same  as  though  you  did  not 
now   belong   to   any    organization    at   all.      Presumably   you    are    a   lineman. 
As    such    you    are   properly    affiliated    with    the    I.    B.    E.    W.      The    whole 
trouble  lies  in   the  fact  that  both  the  I.   A.  T.   S.   E.   and  the  I.   B.   E.  W. 
are   affiliated    with   the   A.    F.    of    L.,    which    latter    organization    has    given 
jurisdiction  over  the  operators  to  the  I.  A.  T.  S.  E.,  yet  it  allows  the  I.  B, 
E.    W,    to   issue  operators'   cards   and   to   charter   locals    of   moving    picture 
operators,  thus  creating  a  situation  which  works  injustice  in  many  instance* 
to  individual  operators  who  join  the   I.   B.   E.  W.   in  good  faith,  not  know- 
ing that  the  great  body   of  operators  is  afl^Hated   with  the  I.   A.   T.    S.   E.^- 
and  that  their  I.  B.  E.  W.  operator's  card  will  not  be  recognized  by  that 
body. 


Wichita  Replies. 

Mr.   William   Barrie,   manager   Marple   Theater    Company,  Wichita,   Kan.» 
writes: 

In  November  25th  issue  there  appears  an  article  headed,  "A 
Devoted  Admirer."  In  answer  to.  same  wish  to  state  our  side  of 
this  case.  In  the  first  place  the  writer  is  not  a  competent 
operator,  but  a  "Mr.  Fix  It."  That  is  to  say,  he  spends  about 
three  hours  a  day  trying  to  tear  down  a  machine  and  put  it  back 
again.  This  same  boy  worked  at  the  Novelty  Theater  in  this  city 
some  time  ago.  Pursuing  his  usual  custom,  he  proceeded  to  tear 
their  Edison  machine  apart,  presumably  to  see  what  was  inside,  the 
result  being  he  never  even  said  good-bye,  but  went  and  told 
another  'man  to  come  and  take  the  job.  At  another  house,  where 
they  had  two  Power's  "Six"  machines,  he  started  to  dismember, 
with  result  that  it  cost  over  a  hundred  dollars  to  get  parts  to 
replace  those  he  took  off  and  "jimmied"  so  they  would  not  fit. 
Then  came  the  climax.  He  set  a  film  on  fire — ne  says  from  an 
incandescent  light.  Well,  if  that  was  the  case,  he  must  have  left 
it  there  just  on  purpose,  to  see  what  would  happen,  for  that  is  his 
way  of  doing  things.  As  regards  managers  working  the  people 
overtime,  I  am  sure  the  hours  in  this  city  are  but  about  three- 
quarters  as  long  as  in  any  other  city  of  this  size.  This  man, 
however,  did  work  for  15  hours  a  day,  but  most  of  the  time  was 
spent  in  trying  to  fix  the  machines,  both  of  which  were  new  last 
June. 
Before  publishing  this  letter  I  wrote  to  responsible  parties  in  Wichita, 
and  received  the  following  reply: 

Replying  to   yours   of  the   3rd  instant,   in   regard   to   an   operator 

named  ,   in   this  city,    will   say   that   the  party  is   a   young 

operator — only  a  boy,  in  fact.     He  thinks,  however,  he  knows  the 

whole   Dusiness,   but   isn't    able   to   hold   a   job   more   than    three   or 

four  weeks  at  a  time.     He  is  not  considered  a  competent  operator, 

I  publish  this  in  justice  to  the  Marple  Theater  and  to  Wichita  in  general; 

also   as   a   warning  that   this   department   cannot   be   used    to   vent   personal 

spite.      Usually   I    can   spot   the  letter   in   which    such   a   thing  is  attempted, 

but  once  in  a  great  while  one  gets  by  me.      I  do  not  publish  the  nauj^   -if 

the   party  because   he  is  young — in    fact,    only  a  boy — and   I   have  not  any 

surplus    of    sympathy    for    managers    who    employ    boys    in    their    operating 

rooms.     I  am  a  firm  believer  in  the  employment  not  only  of  men  of  brains, 

but    men    of   somewhat   mature    years   in    operating   rooms.      At   least,    they 

should    not    be    those    who    can,    by    any    stretch    of    the    imagination,    be 

classed  as  boys. 


Optigraph  Machine. 

Portland,  Ore.,  asks  for  information  concerning  the  operation  of  the 
Optigraph.  Sorry,  Portland,  but  I  cannot  help  you  in  this  matter.  I  have 
not  seen  an  Optigraph  in  years,  and  do  not  remember  very  much  about  it. 
It  is  out-of-date  and,  so  far  as  I  know,  is  no  longer  manufactured. 


so 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


Comments  on  the  Films 


Licensed 


"AN  OLD  APPOINTMENT"  (Edison),  December  18.— The  first  two  or 
three  scenes  of  this  picture  are  delightful  in  their  showing  of  a  few  human 
types..  The  millionaire  in  his  office  has  received  a  torn  postal  card.  This 
recalls  to  him  that  he  and  an  old  friend  of  his,  had,  thirty  years  ago, 
agreed  to  meet  on  their  seventieth  birthday.  The  later  scenes  were  made 
merely  to  show  some  curious  nooks  and  crannies  of  London;  they're  in- 
teresting; but  the  beginning  of  the  picture  made  us  expect  something 
more  substantial.  Harry  Furniss  wrote  it  and  Mark  MacDermott  with 
John  La  Fre  play  the  two  old  men.  The  meeting  of  these  two  cronies 
is   a  fine   illustration,    but  it  is   not   a   picture   of   action. 

"SAMMY  ORPHEUS"  (Selig),  December  19.— A  picture  likely  to  be 
popular  because  of  its  novelty,  but  as  a  story  rather  than  as  a  comedy. 
The  humor  doesn't  seem  quite  spontaneous.  There  Js  a  mighty  good  idea 
in  it.  Sammy  can  play  on  the  pipe  like  a  very  Orpheus;  every  one  who 
hears  must  dance.  That's  the  difficulty;  no  one  can  work  while  he's 
around  and  he  is  always  in  trouble.  At  length  he  lands  on  a  South 
Sea  island  where  they  like  his  music  too  well,  so  he  escapes  to  the  jungle 
and  finds  a  congenial  spirit  in  an  elephant,  who  carries  him  around  and, 
in  hours  of  relaxation,  dances  to  his  tunes.  The  subject  was  hardly  one 
to  be  treated  as  a  fantastic  yarn  such  as  a  sailor  would  tell.  It  is  at 
heart  poetic  and  has  an  atmosphere  inimical  to  such  scenes  as  that  in 
which  the  fat,  darky  chicftainess  makes  love  to  Sammy.  It  would  have 
been  better  if  all  of  it  had  been  a  little  coarse  or  all  had  been  poetical; 
with  two  aims,  it  doesn't  hit  anyone  very  hard.  Thomas  Santschi  plays 
the  lead.  Bessy  Eyton,  appearing  for  a  moment,  does  the  best  work  in  it. 
Besides  these,  there  are  in  the  cast,  Eugenie  Besserer,  Lillian  Hayward, 
George  Hernandes  (the  cannibal  queen),  and  Bunny  Feeham.  That  restau- 
rant scene  is  very  well  handled.  Lanier  Bartell  wrote  the  scenario,  which 
Colin   Campbell   produced. 

"GLIMPSES  OF  MONTANA"  (Pathe).  December  19.— All  of  this 
series  made  by  Pathe  under  the  sub-caption,  "Seeing  America  First,"  that 
*  we  have  noticed,  have  been  really  meritorious  and  the  audiences  seem  to 
like  them.  Agriculture  and  mining  are  Montana's  most  interesting  activi- 
ties. Some  fine  glimpses  of  both  are  included  in  this  picture.  Grand 
natural  scenery  fills  about  a  third  of  it.  We  should  like  to  have  seen 
something  of  the  everyday  life  of  the  average  Montanian,  a  farm  house 
or   two    or    perhaps   a  street    in   a   small   village. 

"SIDI  HADGI  MOURSOUCK"  (Pathe),  December  19.— On  the  same 
reel  is  this  acrobatic  picture.  Two  men  and  3  woman  show  strength  and 
agility. 

"THE  MAYOR'S  CRUSADE"  (Kalem),  December  18.— A  picture  that 
will  be  popular,  chiefly  because  of  the  novelty  in  the  mayor's  getting  a  job 
in  disguise  at  Dale's  sweatshop  in  order  to  see  for  himself  how  the  poor 
are  being  ground  down.  This  kind  of  situation  has  been  liked  since  the 
time  of  great  Haroun  al  Raschid,  who  used  to  "gum-shoe"  around  Bagdad. 
Yet  it  would  have  been  much  more  convincing  in  a  story  of  modern  life, 
if  the  powerful  benefactor  had  been  someone  -not  in  office.  The  heroine 
is  always  the  leading  character  in  such  a  story.  Pretty  Francelia  Billing- 
ton  is  very  acceptable  in  the  role.  The  mayor  is  pictured  by  William  H. 
West,  who  knows  how  to  act  such  a  part  well.  Carlyle  Blackwell  is  the  hero, 
the  mayor's  son.  Paul  Hurst  is  Dale,  a  conventional  miser  character. 
Jane   Wolfe   has  a   minor  part. 

"THE  SHERIFF'S  LUCK"  (Essanay),  December  19.— Among  other 
things,  the  camera  man  or  the  producer  of  these  Western  Essanays,  has 
got  the  choosing  of  outdoor  backgrounds  down  to  the  point  of  art.  A  bit 
of  road  with  a  curve  so  that  one  doesn't  see  too  much  of  it,  a  picturesque 
slope  behind,  so  that  it's  kept  near  us  and  in  the  foreground,  a  couple  of 
trees  with  peculiar  markings,  so  that  our  eyes,  looking  between  them,  are 
naturally  focused  to  the  point  of  greatest  interest;  this  is  truly  a  picture. 
It  is  presently  filled  with  action  by  the  posse  galloping  through  and  filled 
also  with  dust.  The  usual^  bad  man  hasn't  very  much  to  do  with  this 
story;  the  sheriff  chases  liim  out  of  it  in  the  first  act.  On  the  way 
back  from  the  state  line  the  sheriff  is  able  to  help  a  widow  whose  horse 
has  run  away  and  wins  a  bride.  Arthur  and  Julia  Mackley  play  the  leads 
and  give  us  an   amusing  sweet  scene   for  a  final. 

"WHO  STOLE  BUNNY'S  UMBRELLA?"  (Vitagraph),  December  18— 
We  can't  tell  exactly,  but  it  looks  as  though  that  umbrella  cost  Bunny  about 
$10,000.  He  preferred  to  lose  half  that  amount,  so  he  told  the  cop,  rather 
than  the  umbrella;  but  is  was  a  mistake  in  judgment  to  accuse  George 
Ober  of  taking  it.  This  little  error  cost  him  two  fines,  a  bunch  of  money 
that  his  detective  bamboozled  him  of,  as  well  as  taxi  fare,  etc.,  and  as  a 
final,  he  is  sued  for  false  arrest.  The  author,  J.  Walsh,  has  furnished 
Bunny  with  a  fine  vehicle  and,  made  under  the  direction  of  Frederick 
Thompson,    it   is   an    excellent    offering. 

"AT  THE  DOG  SHOW"  (Vitagraph).  December  18.— On  the  same 
reel  is  a  picture  for  all  who  like  dogs,  and  this  is  nearly  everyone.  It 
was  taken   down   at  Mineola.   L.   L,   N.   Y.,  and   is  as  clear   as  need  be. 

"THE  LAST  PERFORMANCE"  (Pathe),  December  20.— A  very  care- 
fully prepared  picture;  it  shows  the  skill  of  its  producer  in  its  cumulative 
interest,  which  reaches  breathless  suspense  at  the  climax  and  also  in  the 
simplicity  and  naturalness  of  its  scenes.  Much  of  its  charm  comes  from 
the  personal  grace  and  good  acting  of  its  leading  lady  equestrienne  in  a  big 
circus.     The  story   won't  bear  a  too  close  inspection;   but   its   shortcomings 


have  been  covered  and  it  seems  plausible.  A  count  falls  in  love  with  the 
circus  girl,  his  father  won't  consent  to  a  marriage,  so  the  young  man  joins 
the  circus  as  a  horseman.  As  such,  he  becomes  the  rival  of  the  girl.  She 
is  jealous  of  his  success  and  also  of  another  girl  and  drugs  his  horse 
so  that  he  is  killed.  We  dare  predict  that  it  will  be  a  big  success  every- 
where; it  was  liked  by  the   audience  with   which  we  saw  it. 

"THE  DIVORCEE"  (Biograph),  December  19. — It  is  surejy  funny — al- 
most as  funny  as  "The  Taming  of  the  Shrew,"  which  it  resembles.  The 
author,  also  the  producer  and  the  players  deserve  much  credit. 

"PAPERING  THE  DEN"  (Biograph).  December  ig.— This  isn't  nearly 
so  good  as  the  first  on  the  reel,  but  it  is  a  very  fair  offering  and  the  au- 
dience found  it  laughable.  The  idea  is  good,  but  not  new,  save  in  the 
way  it  is  worked  up — it  is  a  better  version  than  any  other  of  it  we  have 
seen.  If  it  had  been  acted  with  more  of  that  indefinable  sense  of  fun 
it  would  have  been  still  better.  In  a  farce,  sincerity  isn't  desirable  in  the 
players,  the  thing  that  is  wanted  is  more  in  the  line  of  mock  earnestness. 
There  is  some  in  this,  but  not  enough. 

"A,  WOODLAND  CHRISTMAS  IN  CALIFORNIA"  (Melies),  Decem- 
ber 19. — A  pretty  story,  not  real  at  all;  but  with  something  of  holiday 
spirit  that  pleases.  There  are  three  children  in  it  and  their  parents  have 
a  Delft  stove.  This  is  sold  at  Christmas  time  and  the  money  comes  in  to 
make  a  more  comfortable  holiday;  it  also  wins  new  friends  for  them  and 
their  parents. 

"THE  FIRST  SETTLER'S  STORY"  (Edison),  December  20.— The  au- 
thor of  this  story.  Will  Carlton,  has  just  passed  away  and  the  picture 
as  illustrating  one  of  his  well  known  poems  is  surely  -acceptable.  The 
poem  is  not  so  good  as  his  "Betsy  and  I  are  Out,"  which  has  also  been  il- 
lustrated in  motion  pictures;  but  it  is  very  interesting  and  makes  a  fine 
offering.  The  Edison  people  have  been  fortunate;  they  had  a  real  forest 
fire  to  play  it  against  and  have  succeeded  in  making  it  convincing.  James 
Gordon,  as  the  white-haired  settler,  tells  the  story  and  he  with  Laura 
Sawyer,  in  the  log  cabin  and  in  the  burning  woods  around  it,  act  the 
narrative  as  it   is   told   to   a   few  people   on   a   piazza. 

"PULQUE  FETE  AND  THE  OPERA  TROUPE"  (Kalem),  December 
20. — John  E.  Brennan  and  Ruth  Roland,  as  cowboy  and  chorus  girl,  enter- 
tain us  in  a  farce  that  doesn't  limp.  Pulque  discovers  the  truth  that  a 
crown  makes  a  head  lie  uneasy.  If  one  is  full  of  stage  fright,  if  one  is 
a  cowboy  and  is  wearing  the  crown  in  his  home  community,  the  head  will 
more  than  probably  be  made  uneasy.  Pulque's  pride  goes  before  a  fall 
of  eggs  and  cabbages.  If  the  picture's  promise  is  better  than  the  thing  it- 
self, as  we  see  it,  at  least  the  thing  itself  is  very  laughable,  and  the 
offering   is   surely   commendable. 

"RUSH  HOURS  IN  NEW  YORK"  (Kalem),  December  20.— Some  in- 
teresting glimpses  of   city   crowds.      Perhaps  your   picture  is  in   it. 

"WHEN  JOEY  WAS  ON  TIME".  (Edison),  December  18.— Arthur 
Housman  makes  Joey  a  very  amusing  office  boy.  There  is  little  in  it  that 
isn't  fresh,  and,  while  he  caricatures  the  part  a  bit,  it  is  done  with  that  in- 
definable sense  of  comedy  that  makes  laugh  after  laugh,  especially  at  the 
end  when  Joey  has  been  rewarded  for  his  heroism.  William  Betchel  is 
Joey's  employer;  Edna  May  Weick  the  employer's  daughter  whom  Joey 
saves  frem  falling  timbers.  He  comes  back  to  the  oflSce  looking  as  though 
he  had  got  in  a  fight  and  is  fired.  Gertrude  Clark  plays  Joey's  mother 
and  Elizabeth  Miller  the  girl's  mother.  The  author,  Richard  Ridgley,  de- 
serves credit  for  having  given  the  leading  player  a  good  chance.  It  is 
a  well  conducted,   well   acted   offering. 

"THE  RECEIVING  TELLER"  (Pathe),  December  18.— Any  story  may 
have  been  used  several  times  and  still  there  will  be  many  spectators  who 
will  see  it  freshly.  It  may  be  so  with  this  picture,  which  tells  the  story 
of  the  bank  clerk  with  a  mortgage  on  his  house,  who  is  compelled  to  carry 
home  a  large  amount  of  money  and  who  plays  burglar  in  his  own  home. 
He  is,  as  always,  shot  by  a  wanderer  of  some  sort  who  has  been  taken  in 
by  the  charitable  wife  and  thinks  he  is  protecting  a  helpless  woman. 
Octavia  Handworth  plays  the  wife  with  her  usual  skill  and  charming  per- 
sonality.     Lrane   Wilbur   plays   the   bank   teller. 

"PICTURESQUE  DALMATIA"  (Eclipse),  December  ^  j8.— An  eye- 
opener  in  some  respects,  for  most  people  think  of  Dalmatia  as  a  rather 
crude,  out-of-the-way  place.  It  seems  to  be  a  land  of  castles  and  of  pic- 
turesque ruins  from  Roman  days  and,  in  the  country,  looks  like  pictures 
of  Switzerland;   a  well  photographed,  good  offering. 

"THREE  ROGUES  OUTWITTED"  (Eclipse),  December  18.— On  thf 
same  reel  is  this  farce  in  which  three  men  in  dress  suits  chase  thre< 
rogues  who  have  just  cleaned  up  the  jewels  in  a  house.  A  three  seated 
bicycle  is  connected  to  an  electric  light  wire  and  and  the  rogues  try  to 
get  away  on  it.  There  is  a  mix-up,  like  others  we  have  seen.  It  made 
the    audience    laugh. 

"MADELEINE'S  CHRISTMAS"  (Lubin),  December  17.— A  story  of 
sentiment  in  which  a  little  girl's  mother,  who  has  run  away  to  go  on  the 
stage  and  has  had  hard  luck,  comes  back  on  Christmas  Eve  through  the 
great  white  flakes  of  snow.  Madeleine  thinks  that  she  is  Santa  plans 
and  lets  her  in.  It  is  not  what  one  could  call  a  strong  picture;  it  is  in- 
deed almost  mawkish.  Guy  D'Ennery  plays  the  child's  father;  Ormi 
Hawley.  her  mother,  and  the  little  girl  is  Henrietta  Obeck.  Mary  Smith 
and  James  Humphries  have  lesser  parts.     The  author  is  H.  A.   D'Arcy. 

"BUCK'S  ROMANCE"  (Seligj,  December  17.— William  Duncan,  as  au- 
thor,   leading  man   and   producer   of   this   picture   has   made   a    fresh   laugh- 


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able  comedy.  Buck's  romance  cjmes  in  a  surprise  package.  He's  a 
married  man  and  doesn't  know  that  part  of  the  stake  he  is  racing  with 
an  Indian  for  is  a  pretty  squaw  (Myrtle  Stedman).  He  wins,  and  the 
squaw  now  considers  herself  his  lawful  wife.  The  fun  comes  from  her 
determination  to  stay  with  her  husband  whether  he  wills  or  not.  The 
boys  on  Buck's  ranch  thoroughly  enjoy  the  situation  as  does  the  audience. 
Florence  Dye  plays  Buck's  wife;  N'ester  Cunio,  the  squaw's  father;  Rex 
de  Roselli,  the  ranch  owner,  Mrs.  C.  Sells,  the  rancher's  wife.  Buck  rides 
his   famous   horse.    "Kid." 

"A  CRY  FOR  HELP"  (Biograph),  December  23. — This  picture  has  a 
dramatic  climax  that  is  fresh  enough,  but  that  reminds  us  of  several  other 
Biograph  offerings;  it  is  a  picture  with  a  struggle  between  an  unarmed 
man,  on  one  side  of  a  door,  and  a  madman  with  a  pistol,  on  the  other. 
Its  freshness  comes  from  the  trouble  a  tramp,  whom  he  had  befriended, 
has  in  rescuing  him.  .\  policeman  seeing  this  rough  looking  man  climb- 
ing in  a  window,  hinders  him  and  lengthens  out  the  suspense  in  a  probable, 
convincing  and  semi-humorous  way  that  is  very  entertaining.  There  are 
three  chief  characters  and,  for  more  than  half  the  film,  these  kept  appear- 
ing without  any  definite  relationship.  The  situation  might  have  been 
stated   more  quickly. 

"P.\THE'S  WEEKLY  NO.  52"  (December  23).— No  topical  could  be 
anything  but  noteworthy  that  contained  pictures  of  the  Balkan  war.  Those 
in  this  issue  are  good,  though  not  quite  so  thrilling  as  the  Lulie  Burgos 
battle  scenes  in  last  week's  issue.  The  other  items  are  as  usual  and  very 
interesting. 

"HOME,  SWEET  HOME  "■•■•'In),  December  21.— .\  conventional  pic- 
ture with  a  story  more  like  "Robinson  Crusoe"  than  like  the  song  from 
which  it  takes  its  title.  The  acting  is  very  fair,  but  the  photography  is 
not  so  good  as  it  might  have  been.  We  don't  imply  that  one  fails  to 
see  enough  in  the  views,  but  there  is  little  art  or  beauty  in  them.  With 
few  exceptions,  the  mechanical  work  in  all  the  pictures  seems  to  be  falling 
down  of  late.  The  tale  is  of  three  men,  a  father  and  his  two  sons,  who 
are  cast  away  and  remain  on  a  desert  island  so  long  that  the  wife  and 
mother  thinks  them  dead  and  sells  the  home.  They  come  back  just  in 
time  to   save   it.      An   ordinary   offering. 

"A  MARRIAGE  OF  CONVENIENCE"  (\'itagraph)  December  23.— 
The  author  of  this  narrative  is  not  named.  Seeing  that  there  is  one  group 
of  scenes  and  one  character  only  in  it  that  is  strongly  conceived,  we  read 
between  the  lines  to  this  effect,  that  a  scenario  with  a  very  trite  situation 
was  submitted,  but  that  it  gave  a  chance  for  the  addition  and  was  rewritten 
in  the  Vitagraph  studio.  We  take  pleasure  in  expressing  our  admiration 
for  the  artis't  who  imagined  the  scenes  that  are  good,  so  good  that  they 
raise    the    whole    offering   to    a   high    plan    of    desirability. 

Looked  at  roughly,  the  picture  tells  the  old  story  of  a  girl  who  loves 
a  worthy  man;  but  who  consents  to  wed  the  son  of  a  creditor  of  her 
father.  The  character  of  this  good-for-nothing  youth  gives  tone  and 
meaning  to  the  whole  situation,  even  lends  an  Ibsenesque  touch  to  it. 
He  is  a  morphine  fiend,  even  his  father  doesn't  know  how  badly  off  he 
is  until  immediately  after  the  ceremony.  There  are  in  the  opening  a 
few  trite  scenes  and  then  comes  a  scene  in  which  we  begin  to  suspeot  the 
reason  why  the  youth's  father  wants  him  to  get  married  to  any  girl  who 
will  be  likely  to  make  him  brace  up.  He  is  playing  a  rather  unpleasant 
game  for  the  sake  of  his  boy.  Following  this  scene,  comes  the  wedding 
ceremony  at  which  the  morphine  fiend  breaks  down  and  hurriedly  excuses 
himself.  The  two  fathers,  in  a  very  fine  scene,  find  him  in  the  next  room 
and  discover  the  reason  for  the  queer  action.  All  this  group  of  scenes 
is  far  above  the  average.  It  is  followed  by  a  tritely  pleasant  ending. 
Mr.  James  Young  holds  up  the  opium  taker  very  well  indeed.  As  finely 
played,  by  George  Ober  and  Tefft  Johnson,  arc  the  roles  of  the  girl's 
father  and  the  boy's  father.  Edith  Story  does  excellent  work  as  the  girl; 
Rose  Tapley  as  her  mother,  and  James  Morrison  as  her  lover. 

"WHILE  SHE  POWDERED  HER  NOSE"  (Vitagraphl,  December 
23. — The  central  idea  behind  this  picture  is  fresh  and  sufficiently  dra- 
matic; but,  as  a  whole,  the  offering  seems  to  lack  distinction,  notwith- 
standing the  fact  that  Florence  Turner  has  the  important  role  in  it.  Her 
part  doesn't  give  her  much  chance:  it  consists  chiefly  in  showing  the 
effect  on  a  sensitive  mind  of  a  piece  of  music,  written  by  her  father,  now 
dead,  'and  overheard  unexpectedly.  She  carries  it  by  a  tour  de  force,  but 
it  could  hardly  be  made  concise  or  very  definite.  Lillian  Walker  plays 
the  role  of  a  selfish  but  pretty  girl.  She  has.  not  very  cordially,  invited 
Florence,  who  needs  her  help  in  selling  her  father's  music  compositions, 
to  call.  Meanwhile,  the  rich  man,  Courtney  Foote,  whom  she  wants  to 
marry,  has  sent  up  his  card  and,  while  she  is  prinking,  he  sits  down  at 
the  piano.  Florence  comes,  is  given  a  seat  in  the  next  room  and  over- 
hears. The  quickness  with  which  the  two  fall  in  love  and  get  married  is, 
though  possible,  not  convincing.  Tom  Powers  plays  the  girl's  second  fiddle. 
Marie  T.  Jacobs  is  the  author  and  Larry  Trimble  produced  the  pictuje. 

"THE  CHRISTMAS  MIRACLE"  (C.  G.  P.  C),  December  24.— Many 
stories  such  as  this  picture  tells  are  designed  to  s'ir  the  sense  -of  mystery 
that  all  normal  people  feel,  even  the  sternest  scientists,  before  that  in- 
scrutable sphinx,  life.  The  means  that  it  uses,  a  magic  change  in  a  mys- 
terious stranger,  a  bundle  of  rags  becoming  a  baby,  poverty  in  the  hut  of 
a  charitable  woman  becoming  affluence,  are  not  meant  to  be  seen  literally 
and  to  some  must  seem  crude;  yet  there  are  very  many  who  are  deeply 
moved  by  them.  As  Chesterton  has  just  remarked,  credulity  among  the 
people  is  creative;  the  mind  gropes  back  to  reality  even  through  such 
means  as  these.  The  picture's  story  is  simply  and  naturally  acted  and 
makes  a   good  offering. 

"WHAT  KATIE  DID"  (Edison),  December  24.— Edna  Hamel  makes  an 
effective  appeal  in  this  picture  as  a  poor  little  girl,  a  mother's  helper, 
whose  natural  kindliness  is  rewarded  in^  the  end.  The  story  is  carefully 
made  and  has  a  fair  measure  of  dramatic  suspense;  there  is  only  one 
place  where,  so  it  seems  to  us,  it  is  weak.  The  treatment  of  the  little  girl 
in  the  shop  of  the  milliner  where  she  is  working  after  school  as  a  messen- 
ger seems  conventional  and  more  in  the  atmosphere  of  a  select  school  than 
of  a  shop;  the  poor  seldom  treat  each  other  so  meanly.  Fellow^  workers 
in  the  shop  would  probably  have  helped  Edna,  not  wantonly  caused  her 
expense;  they  would  have  known  how  it  feels  themselves.  The  author, 
Charles    M.    Seay,    deserves    credit    for    a    human    story    that    makes    good 


entertainment.  Kathleen  Coughlin  has  the  role  of  a  younger  girl  whom 
Edna  finds  lost  and  sees  home.  Bliss  Milford  plays  Edna's  mother; 
William   Bechtel,  the  doctor,  and  .Mice   Washburn,  the  boss  milliner. 

'THE  MOU.NTEBANK'S  D.\UGHTER"  (Lubin),  December  23.— A  pic- 
ture not  very  different  from  "Polly  of  the  Circus."  The  mountebank's 
daughter,  played  by  Ormi  Hawley,  is  made  sick  by  her  father's  cruel  treat- 
ment, and  is  found  and  taken  home  by  the  minister,  Edwin  August.  In 
his  home  she  is  given  a  very  pretty  dress  and  made  one  of  the  family. 
She's  a  gypsy  and  the  vestrymen  make  a  fuss  because  of  her.  The  chief 
weakness  of  the  picture  is  that,  on  the  showing,  they  had  reason  to  think 
a  remonstrance  needed.  When  the  minister  tells  them  that  the  girl  is  to 
become  his  wife  they  intimate  to  him  that  he  is  not  wanted  in  that 
church,  .\nother  pulpit  is  offered,  and  he  takes  his  bride  home  to  it.  The 
offering  is  not  especially  noteworthy  on  any  count.  It  has  scenes  in  a 
gypsy   camp   and   in   the  rectory. 

"IDA'S  CHRISTM.\S"  (Vitagraph).  December  24.— Hazel  Neason  is  the 
autthoress  of  this  pretty  Christmas  picture  with  a  child's  part,  very  well 
filled  by  Dolores  Costello,  as  its  center  of  inerest.  John  Bunny  appears 
as  Santa  Clans,  Charles  Edwards  and  Rose  Tapley  play  Ida's  parents, 
poor  people  with  the  father  lame  and  out  of  work.  \'an  Dyke  Brooke  and 
Julia  S.  Gordon  play  rich  people  with  whom  Ida's  mother  gets  a  job  and 
who  provide  for  the  coming  of  Santa  to  the  little  girl  and  her  parents. 
Van  Dyke  Brooke  has  produced  the  picture  and  made  it  an  acceptable 
holiday    offering   that   will   be   liked. 

"IT'ALL  came  out  in  the  WASH"  (Vitagraph),  December  24.— 
Maurice  Costello  and  Lillian  Walker  play  the  leads  in  this  love  story 
with  George  Ober  as  the  owner  of  a  laundry  to  which  Maurice's  diamond 
stud  is  carelessly  sent.  It  is  a  lucky  chance  for  him,  for  the  stone  is  found 
and  he  there  meets  the  daughter  of  the  owner  whom  he  had  seen  on  the 
street  and  wanted  to  know  in  the  worst  way.  The  stone  is  reset  and  makes 
a  fine  solitaire  engagement  ring.  The  offering  lacks  distinction,  hasn't 
much  real  love  in  it,  but  is  interesting  and  will  get  by.  Billy  Cook  wrote 
it   and    Maurice   Costello    produced    it. 

"A  PROPOS.\L  UNDER  DIFFICULTIES"  (Edison),  December  zi.— 
The  author  of  "The  House  Boat  on  the  Styx."  John  Kendrick  Bangs,  gives 
us  this  original  farce  in  which  .Mice  Washburn,  as  a  sentimental  house- 
maid, carries  well  tne  most  important  role.  Richard  Ridgeley,  as  chef  in 
the  kitchen  wants  to  be  hers,  but  he  hasn't  yet  "popped"  when  Augustus 
Phillips,  a  bashful  suitor  for  the  hand  of  the  daughter  of  the  house.  Edna 
Flugrath,  makes  his  call.  In  the  library,  by  way  of  a  dress  rehearsal,  he 
puts  tender  emotion  into  his  plea  to  a  sofa  cushion  to  be  his  wife.  '  .Mice 
overhears  this  and  accepts.  She  is  driven  back  to  the  kitchen  by  the 
coming  of  another  of  Edna's  admirers,  William  Wadsworth,  and  tells  the 
chef  that  he's  too  late.  The  farcical  despair  of  this  ardent  cookie-maker 
which  runs  through  the  rest  of  the  picture,  has  a  pleasing  foil  in  the 
comedy,  being  played  in  the  parlor  where  the  two  lovers  fence  for  the 
girl's  attention.  The  knot  is  finally  cut  by  the  chef's  butcher  knife  flashed 
at  .Augustus'  throat,  for  this,  when  it  is  finally  explained,  shows  Edna 
a  picture  of  love  in  distress  and  she  flies  to  his  arms.  It  makes  a  de- 
lightful,   light-hearted    offering,   just    the    thing   for   the   holiday    season. 

"THE  INDIAN  UPRISINo  AT  SANTA  FE"  (Kalem),  December  21.— 
.\n  historical  picture,  not  a  story  or  drama.  It  shows  the  incident  as  it  was 
originally  enacted  by  Spaniard  and  Indian  in  the  years  1680  and  1692, 
and  under  the  same  skies  and  amid  the  same  hills  and  mesquit  bushes. 
It  is  very  instructive,  but  not  exciting  and  will  appeal  to  historians.  We 
give  the  cafet  of  characters:  Governor  Don  Antonio  de  Otermin  is  Col. 
C.  Price;  Capt.  Gomez  is  Carlyle  Blackwell;  Padre  Duran  is  Arthur 
Travers;  Pope  is  Lorenzo,  a  San  Juan  Indian:  Jaca  is  Knute  Rahmn; 
Maria,  his  daughter,  is  Mona  Knoll,  and  Juan  is  Mae  Marsh.  All  these 
are  nlavers  in  the  first  episode.  In  the  second  we  see  Gov.  Vargas  played 
by  Carlyle  Blackwell,  Padre  Corvero  by  W.  H.  West,  Capt.  Roque  by 
George  .Armigo,  Maria  by  Mona  Knoll,  Juan  by  Mae  Marsh  and  Domingo 
by   Emilio,   a    San   Juan    Indian.      A   commendable   offering. 

"A    FARM    HOUSE    ROMANCE"    (C.    G.    P.    C),    December    20.— An 

V  amusing    Cinderella    comedy    in    which    a    younger    sister    is    made    to    dress 

as   a    hired    house    girl    so    that    the    older    sister    will    have    more    chance   to 

win  Max  Linder.     A   rainy  day  and   a  barnyard  courtship  make  some  very 

laughable  scenes.     It's  a  good  offering. 

"THE  DIONNES  ON  THE  HORIZONTAL  BARS"  (C.  G.  P.  C),  De- 
cember 20. — On  the  same  reel  is  this  interesting  picture  which  doesn't  need 
further  comment. 

"HOGAN  VS.  SCHMIDT"  (Lubin),  December  20.— A  farce  of  but  a 
few   feet;   but  on   the  same   reel   there's  a   real   farce. 

"NORA,  THE  COOK"  (Lubin),  December  20. —Mae  Hotely,  as  Nora, 
a  cook  with  an  independent  opinion  of  her  own,  but  who,  after  marriage, 
is  a  willing  slave  to  her  husband  the  iceman,  makes  many  a  good  laugh 
in  a  farce  almost  a  whole  reel  in  length  and  with  much  that  is  fresh  in 
it.  The  cast  is  a  large  one  and  we  do  not  recognize  them  all;  but  see  a 
good  deal    to   commend   in   the   acting   throughout. 

"GIUSEPPE'S  GOOD  FORTUNE"  (Essanay),  December  20. — A  comedy 
of  many  amusing  characters:  but  especially  of  Giuseppe,  who  finds  a  big 
roll  of'  money  in  a  suit  .  that  he  had  "chased"  from  Isaac's  second- 
hard  store.  The  narrative  runs  along  rather  blindly  at  first;  it  made  us 
think  that  -^gustus  Carney  was  Giuseppe,  but  he  merely  was  his  friend. 
Giuseppe  is  played  by  E.  H.  Calvert.  Nearly  every  one  in  the  large  cast 
plays  his  or  her  character  well;  but  John  Steppling,  as  Isaac,  had  the  fun- 
niest part.  The  picture  depends  more  on  the  wit  of  its  action  than  on 
the  humor  of  its  characters  and  Isaac  was  hardly  more  commendable  than 
manv  others.  Eleanor  Blanchard,  Dolores  Cassinelli,  Ruth  Stonehouse, 
Howard   Missimer,   Bryant  Washburn   and   Mary   Flight   also   have   roles. 


Independent 


"AN  EMERGENCY  W.MTER"  (Great  Northern),  December  28.— .A 
cobbler  with  a  very  red  nose  and  quite  drunk  consents  to  act  as  supply 
waiter  at  a  fashionable  dinner.     His  performances  will  surely  make  laughter. 

"THE  BL'RNING  BRAND"  (Broncho),  January  i. — A  two-reel  offering 
which  will  come  near  reopening  the  old  question  of  marriag-  between  a 
white   girl  and  an   Indian.      Some   will   say  the  story  is   impossible  and  un- 


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necessary,  but  however  that  may  be.  it  is  certainly  strongly  presented. 
From  the  time  the  young  soldier  learns  that  he  cannot  marry  the  white 
girl  he  loves,  because  his  mother  was  an  Indian,  there  is  a  great  deal  of  ex- 
citing action.  He  tears  off  his  uniform  and  goes  out  into  the  desert 
to  die.  The  Indians  find  him  and  recognize  him  as  the  son  of  Winona, 
by  the  cross  mark  on  his  forehead.  He  drills  the  Indians  and  encourages 
them  to  make  warfare  on  the  whites.  He  demands  the  girl  as  a  token  of 
surrender,  but  her  father  says  he  will  kill  her  rather  than  give  her  up. 
In  the  end  the  half-breed  is  killed.  A  production  of  the  intense,  gripping 
kind. 

"THE  NEW  MAGDALEN"  (Imp),  December  26.— A  two-reel  offering, 
with  Jane  Fearnley,  Vivian  Frescott  and  Wm.  E.  Shay  in  the  principal 
parts.  The  story  is  dramatic  and  interesting,  and  mainly  concerns  two 
girls  whose  identities  have  become  exchanged  on  the  field  of  battle.  The 
scenes  are  very  diverse  in  character,  including  views  inside  the  little 
chapel  where  Mercy  is  converted,  war  scnes,  hospital  glimpses  and  later 
good  home  scenes.  The  acting  is  very  capable  throughout  and  altogether 
the  production  is  a  strong  one. 

"THE  OLD  FOLKS  CHRISTMAS"  (Imp),  December  23.— A  timely  of- 
fering, full  of  Christmas  spirit.  Not  a  powerful  tale,  but  a  sweet  and 
pretty  one.  showing  the  manner  in  which  a  childless  old  couple  play  Santa 
Claus  to  some  poor  children.  The  children  have  addressed  a  letter  to  the 
deity  asking  for  Christmas  presents,  and  when  the  tree  and  gifts  ar- 
rive  they    mistake   the   old   couple  for   "God   and   his   wife." 

"THE  CHAPERONS"  (Champion),  December  23.— A  young  city  man 
drops  into  a  farm  house  to  get  a  drink  while  his  auto  is  being  repaired. 
There  is  a  pretty  girl  there  and  he  induces  her  and  her  parents  to  visit 
Coney  Island  with  him.  The  old  couple  go  through  some  rollicking  per- 
formances  on   the  various   resort   attractions.      A   light,   entertaining   reel. 

"POOR  JONES'  VACATION"  (Nestor),  December  23.— This  short 
comedy  shows  young  Jones  having  a  good  time  with  some  pretty  girls 
at  a  summer  resort  on  a  hundred  dollar  bill  the  boss  gave  him.  The  boss 
arrives  on  the  scene  unexpectedly  and  decides  to  have  a  little  fun  himself. 
He  sends  a  wire  calling  the  disconsolate  Jones  back  to  work.  Clear  cut 
pictures  and  nicely  presented. 

"VIEWS  AT  THE  UNITED  STATES  CAPITOL,  WASHINGTON,  D. 
C."  (Nestor),  December  23. — On  same  reel  with  above.  Pictures  of  the 
national   capitol   building,   congressional   library,   the  various  fountains,  etc. 

"THE  AMULET"  (Gem),  December  24.— A  story  with  a  mystical  tilt 
to  it,  rather  well  presented.  Two  Indian  braves  struggle  for  the  love  of  a 
certain  Indian  girl.  One  saves  her  from  the  other's  evil  intentions.  They 
are  given  amulets  which  will  protect  them  from  harm  and  bring  them  to- 
gether in  a  future  life.  Centuries  later  all  are  born  again  and  appear  in  a 
New  York  Hotel.  The  fight  is  renewed,  the  villain  vanquished  and  the 
young  couple,  still  wearing  the  amulets,  are  happily  united.  While  very 
imaginative,  this  is  tensely  acted  and  holds  the  interest. 

"THE  STORY  OF  A  KISS"  (Eclair),  December  24.— A  youthful 
comedy,  in  which  an  ardent  lover  strives  to  carry  out  the  girl's  injunction 
that  he  should  strive  to  make  her  kiss  him  of  her  own  free  will.  He 
kidnaps  the  real  Romeo  in  an  amateur  performance,  but  the  girl  disguises 
her  maid  as  Juliet  and  cleverly  foils  him.  She  fools  him  again  under 
the  mistletoe  and  at  the-  charity  bazaar,  but  of  course,  he  wins  in  the 
end.      Full    of  life   and   containing   pleasing  situations. 

"THE  HEROINE  OF  THE  PLAINS"  (Bison),  December  24.— A  strong 
two-reel  offering,  starting  with  a  genuine  prairie  fire,  in  which  the  hero 
rescues  an  Indian  girl.  Scenes  follow  rapidly,  depicting  the  frontier  town, 
army  post,  Indian  village,  etc.  The  Indians  steal  a  white  girl  and  two 
children  and  rustle  some  steers  out  of  a  corral.  Warfare  ensues  and  the 
Indian  girl  befriends  the  white  girl  and  children.  A  good  presentation  of 
gratitude  and  vengeance  as  practiced  by  the  redskins.  The  pictures  are 
clear  cut  and  strongly  presented. 

"AN  ILL  WIND"  (Rex),  December  29. — This  begins  with  a  Hallowe'en 
celebration,  in  which  the  girl  looks  vainly  in  her  mirror  at  midnight  for 
the  face  of  her  future  husband.  Next  day,  through  loss  of  a  check  in  the 
office,  the  hero  is  arrested.  He  is  sentenced  to  three  years  in  prison, 
which  he  serves  in  full.  The  check  is  then  found,  clearing  his  name.  He 
enters  the  girl's  house  on  Hallowe'en  night,  and  this  time  his  face  appears 
in  the  mirror  at  midnight.  The  heart  interest  in  this  picture  makes  a 
■trong  appeal. 

"TRACKED  TO  THE  SANDIA  MOUNTAINS"  (Frontier),  December 
25. — After  disfiguring  the  hero  for  life,  Weston  goes  west  and  joins  the 
army.  Later  he  deserts  and  is  employed  on  a  ranch.  The  daughter  of 
the  ranch  owner  falls  in  love  with  him.  There  are  some  striking  western 
scenes,  including  a  blue  print  view  of  the  night  herd.  The  hero  and 
his  wife  arrive  and  exciting  events  follow,  in  which  Weston  is  fatally 
shot,  after  somewhat  redeeming  his  name  by  defending  a  girl  from  bandits. 
The  film  ranks  very  well  as  a  western  offering  of  the  kind. 

"THE  BIG  WHITE  CHIEF"  (Nestor),  December  25.— The  characters 
in  this  are  somewhat  jumbled  at  the  beginning,  but  later  the  situation  is 
made  clear.  It  is  a  comedy  offering,  with  a  tribe  of  Indians  taking  an 
active  part.  The  father  of  the  girl  disguises  himself  as  an  Indian  to 
watch  two  young  men  who  are  making  love  to  his  daughter.  He  gets 
into  some  laughable  difficulties,   from  which  the  hero  saves  him. 

"A.  BUSINESS  MAN'S  WIFE"  (Rex),  December  26.— This  is  the  old 
plot  of  the  business  man  who  neglects  his  wife  until  she  falls  in  love 
with  another  man.  It  is  interesting  and  pictured  with  considerable  power. 
In  the  end  all  results  happily,  but  not  before  there  is  a  near-tragedy 
when  the  husband  awakens  to  the  true  situation.  The  interior  scenes 
are  particularly  good   and  the  leading  parts  well   handled. 

"ZIGOTO  DRIVES  A  LOCOMOTIVE'*  (Gaumont),  December  29.— A 
novel  eccentric  offering,  in  which  Zigoto  runs  his  engine  through  houses, 
under  scaffoldings,  over  dining  tables,  etc.  One  of  the  most  joyfully  de- 
structive pictures  yet  shown. 

"THE  MAN  WITH  THE  PULL"  (Gaumont).  December  19.— On  same 
reel  with  above.  More  original  absurdities,  dealing  with  the  adventures 
of  Calino.  He  bides  in  a  mattress  and  is  carried  out  of  prison.  Then  he 
feigns  suicide  and  is  doused  with  water.  There  is  lots  of  good,  clean  non- 
sense of  an  amusing  order  in  this  reel. 


"PAT  AND  THE  MILLINER"  (Lux),  December  27.— A  comedy  of- 
fering in  which  Pat  becomes  enamored  of  a  pretty  milliner  and  follows  her 
to  her  shop.  He  hires  out  as  page  boy  and  has  some  odd  adventures  of  a 
fairly  amusing  character. 

"A  NEW  USE  FOR  A  BIKE"  (Lux),  December  27.— This,  on  the 
same  reel  with  the  above,  is  entertaining.  Sporty,  the  champion  bicycle 
rider,  is  pursued  by  a  suffragette,  who  has  fallen  in  love  with  him.  His 
household  goods  are  moved  by  bicycles,  and  she  hides  in  the  clock. 

"JIM'S  COLLEGE  DAYS"  (Majestic),  December  31.— A  first  class  col- 
lege picture,  with  the  so-called  "college  spirit"  running  completely  through 
it.  The  fraternity  dance  and  rivalry  over  a  pretty  girl  are  well  shown. 
There  are  some  views  of  Columbia  University  shown  incidentally.  The 
football  game  is  interesting  and  Jim,  of  course,  wins  the  game  and  the 
girl. 

"THE  GREAT  SACRIFICE"  (Kay-Bee),  January  3.— In  this  two-reel 
picture  the  interest  is  divided  between  the  capital  war  scenes  and  an  ex- 
ceedingly forceful  plot.  The  atmosphere  of  this  Kay-Bee  film,  like  that 
of  its  popular  predecessors,  is  good.  There  is  the  southern  plantation 
Christmas,  in  which  the  love  of  the  two  brothers  for  the  girl  is  brought 
out.  A  good  representation  of  Lincoln  and  his  cabinet  is  shown,  and 
the  signing  of  the  war  proclamation  is  pictured.  New  phases  of  warfare 
are  vividly  pictured,  in  the  tenches  and  on  the  hills.  Through  it  all  the 
plot  works  smoothly  and  logically,  and  after  Lee's  surrender  the  final 
dramatic  incidents  are  shown.     A  strong  production. 

"THE  DUEL"  (Keystone),  December  30. — An  amusing  half-reel  comedy, 
in  which  the  Duke  and  the  Count  get  into  a  bloodless  French  duel  over  a 
girl's  dog.  Fide  is  put  out  to  sea  on  a  raft  and  when  his  plight  is  dis- 
covered the  Count  and  Duke  bend  their  energies  toward  saving  him.  Mack 
Sennett   and   Mabel    Normand  are   featured   in   this  entertaining  picture. 

"MABEL'S  STRATAGEM"  (Keystone),  December  30.— This  picture, 
while  well  acted,  is  coarse  in   plot  and  will  give  offense  to  many  observers. 

"THE^  PROFESSOR'S  DILEMMA"  (Victor).  December  27.— Good 
comedy,  in  which  there  are  some  hearty  laughs.  Owen  Moore  and  Fritzi 
Brunette  have  the  leads. 

"AS   THE    DOCTOR   ORDERED"    (Imp),    December   28.— A    burlesque. 

"A  WIDOW'S  WILES"  (Imp),  December  28.— On  the  same  reel  as 
the  foregoing  is  this  rather  broad  comedy  in  which  Fred  Mace  has  the 
lead. 

"A  DRY  TOWN"  (Eclair),  December  26. — A  comedy  parodying  the 
temperance  town.  The  writer  evidently  had  had  experience  in  such  places. 
It    is    funny. 

"TOYS  OF  DESTINY"  (Powers),  December  27.— A  two-reel  drama. 
The  scenes  intended  to  point  out  that  the  husband  was  a  drunkard  were 
drawn  out  more  than  necessary  to  establish  the  fact.  Also  the  release 
from  prison  on  the  word  of  the  district  attorney  without  other  legal  for- 
mality was  hardly  in  conformity  with  customary  procedure.  There  are 
some    strong    scenes,    however. 

"THE  PADRE'S  GIFT"  (Nestor),  December  27.— This  story  is  en- 
hanced by  charming  photography  and  beautiful  settings.  The  picture  is 
worth   seeing. 

"EL  CAPITAN  AND  THE  LAND  GRABBERS"  (Bison),  December 
28. — A  fine  melodrama  in  which  Charles  Inslee  has  the  lead.  There  is  a 
good  story  and  it  is  competently  put  on.  There  are  large  numbers  of 
people  in  the  cast  and  advantage  is  taken  of  the  beautiful  California 
scenery. 

"INSECT  HUNTING"  (Eclair),  December  29.— An  interesting  scien- 
tific  study, 

"GONTRAN,  A  KIDNAPPER"  (Eclair),  December  20.— On  the  same 
reel  as  the  foregoing  is  another  nf  the  comedies  featuring  this  popular 
comedian. 

"HER  VISITOR"  (Crystal),  December  29.— Broad  comedy.  It  is  not 
just  clear  why  "Gentleman  George,'*  when  he  found  in  the  traveling  bag 
of  the  man  he  had  robbed  an  invitation  to  spend  a  week-end,  should 
have  assumed  that  he  could  successfully  take  the  place  of  the  man 
robbed — i.  e.,  that  the  intended  host  did  not  personally  know  his  guests. 
There  are  some  amusing  moments. 

"THE  ELOPEMENT"  (Crystal),  December  29.— On  the  same  reel  as 
the    foregoing    is    this    not    particularly   strong   comedy. 

"HER  INSPIRATION"  (Milano),  December  28.— A  story  of  a  girl  who 
pined  for  the  love  of  a  musician.  She  writes  an  opera  which  he  produces. 
He  not  only  conceals  the  identity  of  the  composer,  but  gives  his  love  to 
the  woman   who    interprets  the   leading  role.      The   story   is   not   strong. 

"PURSUED  BY  A  LIONESS"  (Lux).  Jan.  3.— Following  a  duel  with 
revolvers,  in  which  one  man  is  killed,  the  hero  is  given  three  days  in  which 
to  visit  his  mother.  A  friend  stands  surety  for  him,  and  if  the  man  fails 
to  appear,  the  friend  will  be  shot  in  his  stead.  The  hero,  on  his  return 
trip,  is  thrown  from  his  horse  in  the  jungle.  He  fights  barehanded  with 
a  leopard  and  later  is  trailed  by  u  lioness,  which  he  handles  in  the  same 
way.  How  does  he  do  it?  That  is  the  question  observers  will  ask,  and 
this  will  go  far  to  insure  the  success  of  the  offering,  which  is  quite  remark- 
able in  its  way.  We  suspect  that  the  animals  have  not  been  out  of  cap- 
tivity long,  but  we  would  prefer  to  meet  them  through  the  medium  of  the 
screen.  The  release  of  the  hero  and  his  friend,  after  the  former  appears, 
is    effective.      Something    new    and    attractive. 

"GAUMONT  WEEKLY,  No.  42"  (Gaumont),  December  25.— A  weekly 
of  unusual  interest,  containing  many  novel  and  instructive  features. 
Shows  jackrabbits  rounded  up  and  killed  by  the  hundred  in  Washington, 
the  Lord  Mayor's  parade  in  London,  stump  pulling  and  ditch  dredging, 
a  Paris  chrysanthemum  show,  first  views  of  the  now  famous  suffragette 
march  to  Albany,  etc. 

"THE  WOMAN  BEHIND  THE  MAN'*  (Solax),  December  27.— Con- 
trasting scenes  from  the  lives  of  two  married  couples,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Spendthrift  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frugal.  The  first  wife  brings  her  husband 
to  failure  by  expensive  traits,  the  second  helps  her  husband  to  fortune. 
This  is  intensely  interesting,  not  so  much  because  of  the  strong  moral  It 
conveys,  but  because  it  is  so  true  to  life  and  so  well  acted  by  both  couples. 
A  first-class  moving  picture  "morality  play,"  with  a  helpful  bearing  on  the 
problem  of  modem  married  life. 


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"THE  FINGER  PRINTS"  (Solax),  December  25.— This  is  a  live,  clean- 
cut  defective  storv,  without  the  usual  sensational  drawbacks.  From  the 
time  the  banker  is  found  murdered  in  his  chair  and  Detective  Karr  takes 
charge  of  the  case,  the  interest  is  not  allowed  to  wane.  The  chase  across 
roof  tops  and  the  struggle  on  the  fire-escape  were  well  done.  The  detec- 
tive's appearance  in  the  guise  of  a  Pike  County  farmer  savors  a  little 
of  a  five  cent  novel  methods,  but  the  denouement  is  exciting  and  well 
worked  out.     A  good  offering. 


Inquiries. 


NOTE.— Replies  cannot  be  sent  by  mail.  State  name  of  character.  Do 
not  ask  for  "leaJs"  or  "that  man."  Addresses  cannot  be  B^'en  here,  but 
a  list  of  studio  addresses  will  be  sent  for  a  stamped  anr  self -ad  dressed 
envelope.  Oily  questions  of  general  interest  will  be  answered.  Replies 
cannot    be    repeated. 

H.  M.— The  law  does  not  provide  for  the  copyrighting  of  unprodaced 
photoplays.     Your  recourse,    if  necessary,   lies  in  common  law. 

W  A  C  L  —Sends  in  a  piece  of  film  sliowing  Franlt  Lannlng  in  a  western 
Patlie  release.  Others  have  also  advised  that  he  is  with  the  western 
company.  ,    ,   .     .         ^  * 

G.   H. The  Universal  does  not   now  list   its  casts,   and  data  Is  not   now  at 

ATLANTA Note   that    tlie   FL-lurn  of   Miss   Mabel   Trunnelle   and    Mr.    Prlpr 

to  the  Edisdn  forces  has  already  been  announced.  We  do  not  get  that  Sellg 
title.  Are  vou  sure  that's  it?  Miss  Ruth  Roland,  not  Miss  Joyce,  had  the 
part  in  Kalem's  "The  Mummy  and  the  Cowpunchers." 

F.   L.   W. We  have  seen   too  many  duplications  to  believe  that  a  company 

steals  your  idea.  If  you  are  certain  you  have  been  made  a  victim,  see  an 
attorney,  but  first  be  certain.  The  royalty  idea  for  payment  Is  absurd  under 
film  conditions.  It  is  clear  tliat  you  do  not  know  the  business.  Next  time 
you  send  a  letter  of  that  length  we  are  going  to  charge  you  five  dollars  just 
for  reading  It. 

J.  D.  G, — Some  of •  your  questions  are  without  answer,  others  cannot  be 
answered  here.  Foi;  capitalizations  see  the  Secretary  of  State,  where  the 
company    is    incorporated.       Next    time    send    your    address. 

A.  H.  M. — Few  studios  now  read  scripts  that  are  not  typed. 

MILLINER— Miss  Pickford  Is  now  playing  In  Philadelphia  In  "A  Good 
Little  Devil."  Private  advices  state  that  she  is  doing  splendidly.  Other 
advices  state  that  she  Is  not  yet  through  with  photoplay,  but  expects  to 
return   some    time    soon. 

M.  P. — The  studio  list  is  revised  whenever  a  sufficient  number  of  changes 
of  addresses  render  it  necessary.     There  Is  no  set  period. 

J.  c. — Of  the  companies  you  mention,  only  Frontier  Is  In  the  market  for 
scripts  and  able  to  pay  for  them.  Address  tbem  to  the  Los  Angeles  address 
of   the   Universal. 

L.  0. — Wo  do  not  place  the  tbree  players  you  mention.  Tlie  first  two  are 
no  longer  with  Lubin. 

R.  ROE — Walter  C.  Miller  waa  the  husband  In  "Brutality."  Miss  Anna 
Q.  Nllsson  was  the  judge's  daughter  In  "The  Toll  Gate  Raiders."  Miss 
Frltzi  Brunette  is  Owen  Moore's  leading  lady  now  that  Miss  Lawrence  has 
left  Vletor- 

ORIENT — Charles  Mailes  was  the  father,  and  Lionel  Barrymore  the  min- 
ister, in  "The  New  York  Hat."  Buster  Johnson  was  Dan  in  "Twixt  Love 
and  Ambition."  You  can  obtain  tlie  copies  desired  by  addressing  the 
business  office.  The  December  Issue  carries  a  six  months'  Index,  the  March 
a  ttiree  months'. 

CONN — Sign  your  name  next  time.  Harry  Benhara  was  Mile.  Cleo  in 
Thanhouser's  "Dotty  the  Dancer." 

R.  C.  M. — Thanhouser  does  not  purchase  scripts.  Scripts  that  might  fit 
the  Rex  should  be  sent  the  Universal  and  not  direct  to  Rex.  There  Is  no 
limit    to    the   number   of  scenes. 

W.  E,  W. — Tliere  are  not  two  "male  leads"  In  the  play  you  name.  What 
are  the  characters  you  want?  Tom  and  Owen  Moore  are  brothers.  Never 
heard  of  the  film  company  you  mention. 

M.  R.  F. — C.  G.  P.  C.  (Compagnie  Generale  CInematographiques  et  Phono- 
graphs), is  the  designation  of  the  French  pictures  of  the  Patbe  Freres.  The 
company  is  licensed,  but  now  and  then  you'll  see  one  In  the  Independent 
theaters  that  has  been  purchased  abroad,  notably  "The  Courier  of  Lyons" 
and  the  "Grotto  of  Torture." 

C.  L.  H, — Sorry,  but  It  Is  not  practicable  to  query  Unlversals  of  late. 
It  was  not  Mr.  Garwood  whom  you  saw. 

J.  H. — The  Photoplay  Magazine,  Chicago,  will  reach  the  publication  you 
seek.     It  is  devoted  to  fiction  stories  of  the  Independent  films. 

AMATEUR — A  plot  Is  too  weak  when  it  does  not  contain  the  proper  ele- 
ments of  strength.  If  your  photoplays  come  back  regularly  and  promptly, 
we  think  you  are  correct  In  suspecting  that  they  lack  strength.  The  paper 
you  send  does  very  well,  the  trouble  is  with  the  plot,  not  the  paper.  No 
story  would  be  turned  down  because  it  was  written  on  the  wrong  sort  of  paper. 

ADMIRER — Read  the  paper  more  carefully.  The  return  of  the  O'Kalems 
was  announced  in  October,  when  they  got  back.  See  week  before  last  for 
the  new-Gaunticr  Company. 

E.  B. — A  lirensed  film  Is  supposed  to  be  retired  from  circulation  after  a 
decent  interval  of  time.  Independent  film  is  not  returned  to  the  maker. 
Film  too  old  to  be  sliown  is  sold  and  the  silver  in  Ibe  emulsion  recovered  by 
chemical  processes.  Old  Independent  reels  jiassed  up  l)y  the  exchange  may 
sometimes   be  purchased     They    bring    from    $10   upward   per   reel. 

J.  C.  W. — The  Broncho  does  not  reveal  thp  names  of  their  players,  but  it 
has  not  ypt  l)eiome  necessary  to  locate  an  ideniifier. 

AZO — We  do  not  give  addresses  and  cannot  name  the  cameramen. 

E.  F.  M. — Tliere  is  a  Mutual  Film  Exchange  in  Boston.  Ask  them  where 
Keystones   may   lie   seen. 

MARBLEHEAD — ^The  subscription  is  one  dollar  yearly.  See  advertising 
pages    for    addresses.      The    Pa  the    and    Gaumont    weeklies    are    films. 

MRS.  A.  H. — Do  not  ask  questions  Tuesday  and  look  for  the  answer  on 
Saturday.  Miss  Selbie  is  the  only  woman  player  named  by  Essanay  in  the 
cast  of  "The   Ranch   Girl's  Mistake." 

X.  Y.  Z. — The  sheriff  in  Kalem's  "The  Girl  Bandit's  Hoodoo."  was  Ed. 
Coxen.  He  is  the  only  man  named.  The  minister  In  Essanay's  "Down  Jay- 
vllle  Way,"  was  Dwigbt  Mead.  The  girls  were  the  Misses  Eleanor  Blanch- 
ard,  Mildred  Weston  and  Lily  Branscombe.  We  have  not  the  Pathe  cast  on 
file.  Miss  Ruih  Roland  is  with  the  Santa  Barbara  section  of  the  Kalem 
Company.  Mr.  Blackwell  Is  at  Glendale.  Arthur  Johnson  went  to  LubIn 
from   Reliance. 

PHOTO  PLAYWRIGHT — The  best  guide  Is  the  screened  production. 

M.  S.  T. — Where  one  scene  gradually  replaces  another  it  is  a  "dissolve." 
If  part  of  the  scene  only  is  displaced,  it  is  a  "vision."  If  a  scene  fades,  not 
to  be   replaced  by  another,  it  Is  a   "fade."     You  seem  to  suggest  a  dissolve. 

H.  H. — Please  ask  for  names,  not  "leads."  The  technical  terms  are  often 
misused.     The  lead  in   "Tlie  Strange  Story  of  Elsie  Mason,"   waa  Miss  Alice 


Joyce.  Tlie  leading  man  was  Tom  Moore.  Miss  Enda  Payne  was  the  lead 
in  both  "The  Silent  Signal"  and  "The  Water  Rats."  Miss  Blanche  Sweet 
was  the  older  daughter  in  "The  Painted  Lady." 

L.  A.  W. — The  title  role  in  "Cettina's  Substitute"  was  played  by  Richard 
Rosson.  We  have  no  Broncho  casts.  No  one  ever  will  know  who  played  Ib- 
that  Lubin.  The  studio  went  out  of  existence  before  tbe  casts  were  learned. 
It  was  not  a  regular  LubIn  company,  but  was  making  stuff  on  speculation. 

A.  B. — Tlie  Answers  Man  was  taking  a  belated  vacation,  which  accounts, 
In  part,  for  the  delay  In  replying  to  your  question,  but  at  best  the  answer* 
must  wait  their  turn.  The  post  office  bos  Is  tlie  correct  address  for  mail,  but 
please  be  a  little  more  patient. 

D.  T. — Miss  Blanche  Sweet  had  the  lead  In  "Blind  Love." 

"W.  D.  McC. — Nestor  made  "Hearts  and  Skirts."  We  do  not  know  tbe 
cast. 

W.  S.  T. — It  did  not  take  four  weeks  to  discover  your  script'  to  be  nn- 
available,  but  It  may  have  been  four  weeks  before  your  script  was  reached. 
Our  opinion  is  that  you  should  be  glad  to  get  the  script  back.  We  fall  tO" 
see  tliat  you  have  any  grounds  for  complaint. 

DOROTHY  R. — We  have  no  cast  for  the  first,  but  believe  that  It  wa» 
Mrs.  Mackley.  Frederick  Church  was  the  revenue  ofiScer  In  "A  Moonshiner's 
Heart."  Please  note  that  Blograph  has  no  definite  pairs  of  leads,  but  casts 
as  circumstances  direct.  The  triangle  in  the  Sellg  of  that  name,  were  Tom 
Santschi,   Herbert  Rawllnson  and  Miss  Bessie  Eyton. 

F.  W. — The  first  cast  Is  not  available.  The  other  question  has  been, 
answered   above. 

J.    A.    C. — No   Universal   casts.     Universal   owns   both   brands   named. 

M.   M. — The  company  will  not  state  names. 

J.    S.    V, — Having    compiled    with    the    formalities,    send    your    scripts    else-   . 
wlierr.     Tlie    fact    that    your    letter    was    returned    does    not    alter    the    case. 
Yon   have  complied  with  the  rule  and   your  script   Is  released. 

M.  V. — We  cannot  call  you  Flossie.  Tbe  original  Flossie  is  a  friend  of 
ours,  and  we  shall  uphold  her  trademark.  The  married  couple  In  "Gold' 
and  Glitter"  were  Elmer  Booth  and  Miss  Grace  Lewis.  Miss  Bernard  is  in-' 
a  stock  company.  Miss  Williams  lias  not  left  Selig.  Which  "fellows"  do 
you  mean  In   "So  Near  and  Yet  so  Far"?      There  were  several. 

L.  D.— Earl  Metcalf  was  Harry  Tennant  In  "A  Girl's  Bravery."  We  do- 
not  sell  photographs.  We  cannot  understand  why  you  should  not  see  Miss- 
Joyce  in  pictures.     They  are  released  regularly. 

T.  L.  D. — In  writing  photoplay  It  Is  not  necessary  to  write  dialogue. 
Write  the  action  and  have  that  action  tell  the  story  clearly.  This  Is  very.- 
different  from  the  fiction  narrative.  Better  order  a  ."Technique  of  the  I*hoto— 
play"  and  read  It. 

J.  N. — Perhaps  some  reader  can  tell  you  what  magazine  published  the  ■ 
photograph  and  biography  of  Mlsa  Pickford.     We  do  not  recall  having  seen  It. 

ORIENT — Miss  Adele  Lane  was  the  moonshiner's  sister  In  "The  Detective's- 
Conscience."  Mr.  Walthall  was  Miss  Plckford's  lover  In  "Friends."  The 
minister  is  not  cast  as  such   In   "The  Struggle  of  Hearts." 

T.  H,  S.— You'll  have  to  do  better  than  "the  cute  girl  In  the  striped  dress." 
In  any  event,  we  cannot  buy  a  five-dollar  bo,ok  Just,  to  see  If  she  looks  like  a 
picture.      

CORRECTION — Several  correspondents  advise  us  that  It  was  Earle 
Williams  as  the  young  doctor  and  Charles  Eldrldge  as  tbe  old  physician  In 
"The  Love  Sick  Maidens." 

A.  K. — We  have  to  pass  up  that  shorthand  question.  We  do  not  think 
that  tliere  is  much  difference  though  each  new  system  is  supposed  to  be- 
an improvement  on  the  Pittman.  A  plain  color  thrown  on  the  screen  during 
the  projection  of  a  photoplay  will  fade  the  picture  In  proportion  to  the 
strength  of  the  light.  The  angle  of  such  a  throw  does  not  effect  the  re- 
sult. Ask  Mr.  Richardson  about  the  net.  The  use  of  a  net  to  diffuse  light  ap- 
pears to  have  originated  with  Richard  Wagner  in  tiie  Bayreutb  Opera  House. 
We  think  three  columns  Is  about  all  we  can  coax  from  the  editor  of  the 
Photoplaywright  Department.  We  refute,  in  indignation,  the  suggestion  that: 
we  write  with  an  acid  pen.  Its  a  typewriter,  and  we  are  the  sunniest i 
little    Answers    Man    that    ever    was. 

R.  E.  M. — Miss  Neva  Gerber  is  cast  as  Mabel  In  "The  Water  Right  War." 
The  baseball  picture  was  released  a  few  days  after  the  championship 
series.     Broncho  Billy's  Mexican  wife  is  not  named  by  the  company. 

MISS  S. — We  think  that.  Miss  Lawrence  herself  would  appreciate  some  ■ 
Information  as  to  her  next  engagement.     She  has  made  no  arrangement  yet. 

W.  R. — Robyn  Adair  was  Bob  and  Romalne  Fielding  Roy  In  "The  Family 
Next  Door."     We  cannot  Identify  tbe  third  character. 

J.  A.  VAN  E. — Walter  C.  Miller  was  Miss  Plckford's  lover  in  "So  Near 
and  Yet  So  Far."     See  reply  to  Milliner.     She  Is  playing  In  Philadelphia  now. 

R.  L. — Send  synopsis  and  plot  of  action.  You  would  not  try  to  sell  an . 
egg  by  showing  the  shell  as  sample,  would  you?  A  good  synopsis  might 
work  Into  a  poor  play,   and  vice  versa. 

!>•  !>• — You  have  Miss  Greenwood  correctly  placed.  Mr.  Shaw  has  gone 
independent.  John  Halliday  has  been  playing  T\ith  Lubin  to  finish  off  some 
scenes  that  had  to  be  taken  over,  but  left  when  this  was  done  to  take  part 
In   "The  Whip."  now  playing  in  New  York. 

J,  H.  T. — We  do  not  know  much  about  Crystal's  purchases,  but  we  would- 
wait  sixty  days  for  any  company.  Edison  seldom  passes  on  a  script  under 
a  month.  If  you  are  a  newcomer,  mark  this  down:  Give  the  companies 
plenty  of  time  (eight  weeks),  or  you'll  become  known  as  a  fusser  and  all 
your  scripts  will  be  rushed  back   without  reading. 

C.  D.  M. — The  general  rule  allows  three  or  two  feet  of  film  for  the  lines 
as  they  appear  on  the  film.  Twenty  to  twenty-four  letters  woiild  consti- 
tute such  a  line. 

M^S.  T. — Mr.  Kerrigan  was  not  killed  by  an  automobile  lately  If  air 
the  players  reported  killed  really  died  there  would  not  be  a  sufficient  number 
of  undertakers  to  bury  them.  Tbe  length  of  a  reel  depends  upon  the  amount- 
of  action,   not  the  number  of  scenes. 

P.  H. — Miss  Phyllis  Gordon  was  Helen  In  "Tlie  Vintage  of  Fate  "  We- 
cannot  name  Universal  players.  Miss  Myrtle  Stedman  was  Dolly  in  "The- 
Ranger  and    His   Horse." 

MARBLEHEAD — KB  casts  are  not  to  he  had.  We  do  not  know  why  the. 
ame  battle   was  made   to  do  for  two  pictures.     We  could   tell  you  the   renlv.- 


to  tlie  tliird  question,  but  not  here. 


A  LOS  ANGELES  BEAR  STORY. 

Director  Ricliard  Garrick,  of  the  Western  Universal  forces,, 
has  worked  a  genuine  sensation  in  his  last  picture,  a  tale- 
of  the  Northwest.  In  it  there  is  a  fight  between  a  bear  and 
a  man.  It  is  most  realistic.  The  bear  was  no  small  skinny- 
animal,  eithet-.  He  stood  seven  feet  high  when  standing, 
and  weighed  iioo  pounds.  The  audiences  will  see  the  man 
approach  the  bear  with  a  knife  and  the  huge  animal  awaiting 
him  with  his  jaws  wide  open.  They  will  see  the  actual  fight, 
and  the  man  and  bear  fall,  the  man  striking  at  the  bear  with: 
his  knife.  They  also  see  the  bear  slowly  relax  and  let  the 
man  go,  the  man  rise  and  stagger  and  then  deliver  a  finaJ 
fatal   blow  with   his   knife. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


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W^  Moving-  Picture  Educator 


BIBLICAL  AND  RELIGIOUS  PICTURES. 
By  Rev.  W.  H.  Jackson. 

IT  is  exactly  two  years  ago  that  under  the  above  head- 
ing there  appeared  in  The  Moving  Picture  World 
an  article  advocating  and  explaining  the  proper  and 
timely  use  of  sacred  pictures.  There  is  no  doubt  the 
article  in  question  was  the  means  of  inspiring  special 
efforts  along  these  lines.  At  that  time  there  were  prob- 
ably less  than  a  dozen  genuine  attempts  to  produce  pic- 
tures along  true  and  original  lines,  or  under  proper  con- 
ditions, and  with  satisfactory  surroundings.  During 
these  two  years  probably  upwards  of  a  hundred  sacred 
pictures  have  come  from  the  film  manufacturers'  studios ; 
of  these  it  is  interesting  to  enquire  how  many  fill  the 
required  conditions.  It  should  be  noted  that  these  have 
been  made  in  various  parts  of  the  world,  giving  every 
scope  and  opportunity  for  all  sorts  and  classes  of  people 
to  show  their  ability  along  these  lines. 

While  it  might  reasonably  be  expected  that  those  coun- 
tries lying  nearest  to  the  times  and  scenes  of  the  orig- 
inal sacred  doings  would  produce  the  best  results,  they 
have  not  done  so.  It  also  seems  only  natural  to  expect 
the  best  results  from  those  pictures  the  subjects  of 
which  prompted  the  idea  that  they  should  be  taken 
within  the  area  of  that  land  which  gave  them  birth ; 
chiefly  in  the  Holy  Land  and  Egypt.  It  certainly  is  the 
height  of  folly  to  produce  pictures  of  this  class  in  local 
American  studios  and  country  scenes  when  so  much  is 
dependent  upon  those  natural  surroundings  which  are 
a  part  of  the  subject  itself.  This  does  not  mean  that 
none  of  these  pictures  can  be  produced  in  this  country, 
but  to  this  date  there  has  been  little  discrimination  be- 
tween the  pictures  which  may  be  made  here  and  those 
which  must  be  made  abroad.  The  desire  of  the  writer 
of  this  article  is  not  to  find  fault  with  the  merit  or 
ability  of  those  engaged  in  the  work;  the  photography  is 
always  good,  the  acting  is  commendable,  and  the  direct- 
ors show  a  desire  to  meet  conditions,  but  there  is  too 
often  a  strong  evidence  that  two  things  are  lacking: 

First,  the  Bible  itself,  teaches  that  its  contents  are 
written  in  such  a  way  that  "The  letter  killeth  but  the 
Spirit  giveth  life."  The  life  of  the  spirit  of  the  subject 
is  almost  entirely  lacking  in  the  majority  of  the  pictures 
now  before  us.  The  result  is  that  even  when  an  attempt 
has  been  made  to  follow  the  letter  of  the  story  the  proof 
that  the  "letter  killeth"  is  found  in  a  killed  picture. 
Manufacturers  must  know  that  if  they  have  not  with 
them  those  well  able  to  interpret  the  life-giving  spirit 
of  the  subject,  they  cannot  be  surprised  when  the  pic- 
tures are  not  accepted  by  the  very  class  of  people  for 
whom  they  are  prepared. 

Second,  the  law  of  "the  fitness  of  things"  must  be 
rigidly  observed.  It  is  not  enough  for  anyone  to  sup- 
pose that  the  help  received  from  the  Tissot  pictures  is 
sufficient ;  they  are  splendid  aids,  but  cannot  be  used  as 
substitutes  for  original  conditions  and  surroundings.  Be- 
cause of  the  great  demand  for  sacred  pictures,  manufac- 
turers have  seemed  to  try  to  meet  that  demand  with  a 
rush,  absolutely  regardless  of  the  two  most  essential 
conditions  named  above. 

The  terrible  mistakes  which  occur  so  frequently  in  so 


many  of  the  home-made  pictures  ought  surely  to  arouse 
the  makers  to  a  realization  of  the  fact  that,  without  cast- 
ing any  reflection  upon  the  splendid  men  in  their  em- 
ploy, it  is  absolutely  impossible  to  produce  this  class  of 
picture  without  that  help  which  can  only  be  given  by 
men  whose  lives  have  been  trained  in  the  work,  and  who 
know  the  "spirit"  as  well  as  the  "letter."  No  minister 
could  ever  advise  that  a  heavenly  visitor,  whether  angel, 
or  archangel,  should  come  from  the  realms  of  peace, 
clad  in  a  coat  of  armor;  neither  can  the  interpretation  of 
that  which  occurs  in  the  Old  Testament,  be  always  car- 
ried forward  and  made  to  interpret  that  which  is  found 
in  the  New  Testament. 

Another  evident  mistake  is  that  a  sort  of  studio  license 
seems  to  be  taken  with  the  language  of  the  Scriptures, 
as  though,  when  in  a  tight  place  concerning  the  neces- 
sary interpretation  of  any  language  or  subject,  the  orig- 
inal has  been  strained  to  fit  in  with  studio  conditions, 
instead  of  the  contrary  course ;  that,  no  matter  what 
labor  or  cost  is~required,  the  original  must  be  faithfully 
produced. 

Lest  it  might  be  supposed  that  these  suggestions  are 
applied  only  to  Biblical  pictures,  the  writer  wishes  to 
consider  a  religious  picture  the  original  of  which  comes 
within  more  recent  times.  This  picture,  while  of  English 
origin,  was  produced  by  a  foreign  firm,  with  all  the 
foreign  settings,  which  entirely  robbed  the  subject  of 
its  most  valuable  tone.  This  may  be  the  better  under- 
stood if  we  try  to  imagine  what  would  be  the  results  if 
a  company  of  Germans,  French  or  Italians,  or  even 
Japanese,  endeavored  to  produce  in  their  own  studios  a 
series  of  pictures  depicting  the  American  Indian  in  his 
native  surroundings,  or  the  famous  Western  cowboy. 

We  are  certainly  casting  no  reflections  upon  the  abil- 
ity of  those  who  work  in  these  foreign  studios,  when  we 
say  at  the  outset  that  we  are  confident  that  they  would  be 
a  Hbel  upon  American  types  and  customs,  and  we  should 
look  for  mediocre  if  not  comical  results.  From  our 
standpoint  we  know  perfectly  well  how  they  would  be 
lacking  in  letter,  spirit  and  conditions,  and  do  not  hesi- 
tate to  claim  for  ourselves  the  ability  to  advise  or  criticise 
them.  This  rule  must  work  both  ways,  and  makers  of 
sacred  pictures  must  not  feel  aggrieved  when  those  who 
know  the  requirements  of  such  pictures  venture  to  sug- 
gest to  them  when  and  where  they  fall  short  of  a  required 
standard. 

The  educational  world  is  waiting  for  these  pictures, 
and  it  is  therefore  a  matter  of  necessity  that  they  shall 
educate ;  to  do  so  they  must  be  true  in  thought,  word  and 
deed,  and  any  advice  or  criticism  which  has  that  object 
in  view  should  be  sought  for  and  welcomed  bv  all  those 
who  have  at  heart  the  desire  to  produce  these  subjects 
which  are  to  be  masterpieces  of  cinematography. 


ENLIGHTENED. 


A  leading  New  York  daily  has  been  very  energetic  in 
its  war  against  the  moving  picture.  Many  people  do  not 
know  that  sensational  news  and  truth  are  often  stran- 
gers to  each  other.  That  spirit  of  wholesale  denuncia- 
tion which  characterized  this  particular  paper  two  j-ears  ago 
is  still  rampant.  In  a  wild  endeavor  to  appear  as  highly 
cultured   moral   censors   they   overlooked    the   fact   that    it   is 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


55 


universally  conceded  that  the  evils  of  today  lie  more  with 
the  conditions  under  which  the  pictures  are  shown  than 
with  the  pictures  themselves.  This  yearning  after  notoriety 
leads  to  an  unhealthy  desire  to  pose  as  critics  and  reform- 
ers, so  that  when,  through  other  causes,  changes  for  the 
better  have  taken  place,  these  sensation  mongers  lay  claim 
to  the  credit,  in  a  sort  of  "we  brought  it  about"  boast. 

In  the  case  of  the  paper  above  referred  to,  however,  a 
number  of  people  interested  in  the  best  side  of  moving  pic- 
ture work  waited  upon  the  editor,  and  pointed  out  to  him 
the  error  of  his  ways.  It  is  not  surprising  that,  as  an  intelli- 
gent man,  he  was  obliged  to  see  the  true  situation  and  admit 
his  paper  was  lighting  a  wrong  battle.  As  a  result  of  this 
interview  this  newspaper  is  now  "enlightened,"  and  beginning 
with  its  next  issue  there  was  a  noticeable  change  in  the  tone 
of  its  moving  picture  talks.  In  the  future  there  is  little  doubt 
but  that  the  news  and  editorials  of  this  now  "enlightened" 
paper  will  be  along  lines  consistent  with  the  true  needs  of 
the  situation. 

In  this  instance  the  action  of  this  self-appointed  committee 
was  most  commendable,  and  in  line  with  the  advice  so  often 
given  on  these  pages.  This  is  not  the  first  time  such  a  course 
has  been  taken,  and  with  similar  satisfactory  results.  If  at 
least  another  and  more  "yellow"  New  York  paper  can  be 
brought  under  the  enlightening  influence  of  the  true  condi- 
tions there  will  be  good  reason  to  hope  that  the  desire  to 
eliminate  anything  and  everything  that  hinders  the  moving 
picture  from  fulfilling  its  splendid  mission  to  all  classes,  espe- 
cially those  in  the  less  favorable  conditions  in  life,  will  be 
accomplished. 


deep.  From  a  practical  standpoint  the  two  hours  spent  in 
viewing  these  pictures  is  the  equivalent  of  a  year's  travel 
with  the  attendant  expense  and  difficulties  incident  to  a 
trip  through  these  Arctic  regions.  Mr.  Beverly  Dobbs  is 
a  benefactor  to  us  all,  not  only  in  undertaking  such,  at 
least,  an  uncomfortable  journey,  but  also  in  securing  such 
excellent  films.  We  were  interested,  enlightened,  educated; 
wonderful  as  are  the  pictures,  however,  they  would  be  of 
little  value  without  the  connecting  lecture  (another  tribute 
to  the  value  of  the  voice  with  the  picture).  Mr.  Dobbs 
makes,  with  proper  descriptions,  his  Northern  trip  one  of 
the  masterpieces  of  practical,  interesting,  and  educational 
cinematography. 


THROUGH  ALASKA  AND  SIBERIA. 

The  cause  of  educational  cinematography  has  been  en- 
riched by  this  elaborate,  thorough,  and  painstaking  series 
of  pictures  by  Beverly  B.  Dobbs.  They  form  a  valuable 
collection  of  travel,  scenic,  industrial,  and  knowledge  im- 
parting pictures.  For  institutional  lectures  they  are  a  wel- 
come and  entertaining  addition;  while  in  schools  and  col- 
leges they  will  prove  invaluable  as  teachers.  The  first 
reel  is  of  pictures  taken  on  the  ice,  two  miles  from  shore', 
in  front  of  Cape  Prince  of  Wales,  the  most  westerly  point 
of  mainland  in  North  America  looking  toward  the  Diomede 
Islands,  twenty-four  miles  away.  A  field  of  ice  sixty  miles 
wide  is  moving  at  the  rate  of  one  mile  an  hour  into  the 
Arctic  Ocean,  the  scene  being  described  as  one  of  surpassing 
beauty.  In  the  trip  "Through  the  Heart  of  Alaska"  there 
are  manj'  interesting  and  entertaining  features,  such  as 
gold  mining  and  hunting.  The  various  methods  of  mining 
and  washing  gold  with  all  the  necessary  machinery,  are 
illustrated  and  explained.  One  of  the  most  thrilling  in- 
cidents of  the  trip  was  a  polar  bear  hunt.  This  is  also 
a  splendid  piece  of  camera  work;  standing  at  the  bow  of 
the  swiftly  moving  vessel,  the  fast  swimming  animal  is 
soon  within  rifle  range,  the  striking  of  the  fatal  shot  is  plainly 
visible,  and  the   dead   monster  is  soon  hauled  on  board. 

A  patriotic  scene  is  that  of  the  celebration  of  the  Fourth 
of  July  on  the  bank  of  the  Snake  River  at  Nome,  Alaska. 
A  boat  race  between  the  natives  of  Nome,  East  Cape,  Kings 
Island  and  the  Diomede  Islanders  is  an  exciting  affair,  and 
wonderfully  descriptive  of  their  aquatic  habits  and  powers; 
the  winning  team  is  seen  scrutinizing  the  forty  silver  dollars 
they   have   won. 

The  canoe-like  boats  of  the  natives  are  wonderfully  well 
constructed;  the  dexterity  with  which  the  occupant  can  turn 
over  in  the  water  and  as  readily  right  the  boat  is  most 
interesting. 

A  journey  with  the  United  States  mail  team  is  taken  from 
Nome.  These  dog  teams  are  in  themselves  worthy  of  con- 
siderable notice,  a  smaller  and  gentler  team  being  used  in 
the  streets,  while  the  larger  and  more  vicious  dogs  are  needed 
and  used  in  the  open.  The  sagacity  of  the  loose  "leader" 
dog  which  leads  the  way,  sets  the  pace,  and  inspires  the  pack 
with  courage  is  very  marked.  On  one  of  these  journeys  the 
most  unusual  picture  of  an  almost  blinding  blizzard  is  shown, 
giving  an  idea  of  an  Arctic  storm,  as  well  as  a  courageous 
bit  of  photography. 

A  fur  trading  trip  to  Siberia  gives  opportunity  for  a  new 
series  with  a  look  at  another  hitherto  unexhibited  land  and 
people;  we  are  introduced  to  the  natives  with  their  homes, 
and  manner  of  living.  The  walrus  hunt  is  perhaps  the  master- 
piece of  the  series.  Islands  of  floating  ice  with  hundreds 
and  often  thousands  of  these  sea  monsters  upon  them  pass 
in  panorama  before  the  eye;  a  hunt  by  the  natives  is  followed 
with  intense  interest;  going  out  in  their  boats  of  walrus- 
hide,  they  are  soon  within  range  of  the  herd.  Killing  by 
shooting  is  the  method  adopted  and  the  return  with  seven- 
teen huge  animals  marks  a  successful  day. 

Securing  the  hide  and  tusks  is  now  the  work  of  the 
natives;    this    done,    the    carcass    is    again    consigned    to    the 


"THE  VITAGRAPH   GLOBE  TROTTERS." 

A  tramp  made  application  at  a  farmhouse  for  work.  The 
farmer,  after  providing  him  with  a  generous  meal,  told  him  he 
could  get  busy  on  the  wood-pile.  The  gentleman  of  leisure 
looked  up  at  the  calendar  and  said,  "I  am  very  sorry,  boss, 
but  I  couldn't  think  of  starting  work  on  the  13th  of  the  month. 
It  is  an  unlucky  day!" 

"The  Vitagraph  Globe  Trotters,"  who  are  now  making  a 
tour  of  the  world,  are  not  believers  in  signs.  If  they  are,  they 
certainly  defy  tradition  and  throw  superstition  to  the  winds. 
The  Vitagraph  Company  has  so  often  overthrown  all  prece- 
dence in  its  marvelous  and  marked  success,  no  doubt  "The 
Globe  Trotters"  will  add  to  it  in  their  twirl  around  the  world. 
"The  Vitagraph  Globe  Trotters"  was  conceived  on  Friday, 
June  13th.  Some  of  the  trotters  left  New  York  on  Friday, 
the  6th,  the  balance  on  Saturday,  the  "th,  making  a  total  of 
13;  leaving  on  the  2:13  train,  and  one  of  the  company  was 
assigned  to  Lower  13  in  the  Pullman.  They  left  San  Fran- 
cisco for  Hav/aii,  on  Friday,  December  13th.  They  had 
twenty-six  pieces  of  baggage,  which  divided  by  two,  makes  13. 
They  will  take  steamer  from  Nagasaki  for  Shanghai  on 
Monday,  January  13th,  1913.  They  will  reach  Rangoon  on 
February  13th,  1913,  and  call  at  Aden  on  their  way  to  Port 
Said  on   Wednesday,   March    13th,    1913. 

They  are  expected  to  turn  homeward  on  Friday,  June  13th, 
igi3,  and  will  probably  arrive  in  New  York  City  on  Saturday, 
.September    13th,    1913. 

With  this  record  of  thirteens.  the  "Vitagraph  Globe 
Trotters"  will  all  be  eligible  to  the  "Thirteen  Club,"  and. 
should  occupy  the  seats  of  honor. 

Those  who  are  doing  the  Vitagraph  globe  trotting  are 
Mr.  William  Ranous,  director;  Mr.  William  Smith,  business 
manager;  Mr.  Maurice  Costello,  Mrs.  Costello.  Dolores  and 
Helen  Costello,  Mr.  Jnmes  Young,  Clara  Kimball  Young, 
Mr.  Eugene  F.  Mullen,  scenario  editor  and  Mr.  Harry  L. 
Keepers,  camera   man. 

Five  of  the  trotters  have  thirteen  letters  in  their  names: 
William  S.  Smith,  William  Ranous,  Eugene  F.  Mullen,  Harry 
L.   Keepers,  and   Helen   Costello. 

Count  them!  Just  thirteen  letters  in  "Globe  Trotters." 
There  is  always  a  fascination  in  doing  the  unusual  and 
placing  your  fate  in  the  hands  of  destiny,  thirteen  or  no 
thirteen.  Optimism  is  the  incentive  to  success.  He  who 
does  the  right  thing  at  the  right  time,  regardless  of  dogma 
or  adage,  is  the  one  who  does  the  most  good  for  others. 

Our  best  wishes  are  with  "The  Vitagraph  Globe  Trotters." 
May  the  year  1913  add  still  greater  accomplishments  to  the 
Vitagraph   Company's  great   performances   of  all   past  years. 


CAMERAMAN   WITH   TAFT   PARTY. 

L.  J.  Simons,  the  photographer  of  the  Feature  Film  Mfg, 
Compan}^  of  Washington,  D.  C,  accompanies  President  Taft 
as  one  of  the  immediate  official  party  on  his  tour  of  inspec- 
tion of  the  Panama  Canal.  Every  event  of  the  official  in- 
spection will  be  taken  and  in  addition  to  this  the  recently 
completed  mechanical  features  of  the  great  ditch,  such  as  the 
mammoth  locks,  artificially  created  Lake  Gatun,  the  immense 
dam,  etc.  Many  of  these  features  of  the  canal  are  just  com- 
pleted and  are  photographed  for  the  first  time;  so  in  addition 
to  the  great  educational  and  historical  value  of  these  pic- 
tures, they  will  be  the  very  latest  and  best  pictures  of  the 
great  canal,  presenting  2,000  feet  of  original  features.  As 
the  present  demand  is  for  educational  and  historical  fea- 
tures there  is  no  question  that  this  will  be  one  of  the  fore- 
most popular  favorites  of  the  moving  picture  theatergoers 
and  will  prove  a  real  money  maker  for  the  live  wires  who 
get  it  first.  The  tour  occupies  from  December  19th  to  De- 
cember 31st  and  the  Feature  Film  Mfg.  Company  will  place 
the  films  upon  the  market  January  6th,  but  a  few  days  after 
the  completion  of  the  tour,  while  the  newspapers  are  still 
devoting  columns  of  space  to  the  trip,  thus  securing  the 
most  valuable  advertising  possible.  Be  the  first  in  your 
territory  to  secure  this  money  maker. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


CHICAGO   LETTER 

By  JAS.  S.  McQDADE 


[1 


ABOUT  two  months  ago,  the  Independent  Exchange  Com- 
pany, a  corporation  formed  by  fifteen  Independent  ex- 
changes, which  buy  the  Universal  Company's  product, 
swas  launched.  I  was  fully  informed  at  the  time  of  the  object 
and  purpose  of  its  organization;  and  as  it  was  then  deemed 
best  not  to  exploit  the  news  in  an  article,  because  of  the  wrong 
impression  it  might  make  on  the  minds  of  exhibitors  using 
Universal  programs,  I  refrained  from  giving  the  matter  pub- 
licity. Now  that  a  New  York  contemporary,  which  treats  the 
moving  picture  business  only  as  a  side  issue  in  its  columns,  has 
seized  upon  the  item  at  this  late  day  for  sensational  news  pur- 
poses, I  am  at  liberty  to  lay  bare  the  facts  surrounding  the 
jbirth  of  the  Independent   Exchange  Company. 

The  contemporary  in  question  seems  to  imply,  in  its  first 
reference  to  the  existence  of  the  Independent  Exchange  Com- 
j)any,  that  Mr.  Blache  of  Gaumont,  Mr.  Gray  of  the  Comet,  and 
Mr.  Froebel  of  the  St.  Louis  Moving  Picture  Company,  who 
■chanced  to  be  in  Chicago  on  Dec.  3  and  4,  had  attended  and 
participated  in  a  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  Independent 
Exchange  Company  held  in  Chicago  on  the  dates  mentioned. 
Furthermore,  the  article  in  question  seeks  to  make  out  that 
the  exchanges  represented  in  the  Independent  Exchange  Com- 
pany had  decided  to  secede  from  the  Universal. 

Joseph  Hopp,  of  the  Standard  Film  Exchange  (Chicago  and 
Louisville),  being  interviewed  on  the  subject,  states  that  the 
charge  of  secession  has  no  foundation  whatever  in  fact,  and 
that  Messrs.  Blache,  Gray  and  Froebel  had  not  been  invited  to 
attend,  and  were  not  present  at  the  meeting  on  Dec.  3  and  4, 
•during  the  business  session  of  the  members  of  the  Independent 
Exchange  Company.  Being  in  Chicago  at  the  time,  as  a  matter 
■of  courtesy,  Messrs.  Blache,  Gray  and  Froebel  were  invited  to 
•meet  the  members  of  the  Independent  Exchange  Company  after 
ithe  business  session  was  over. 

"The  exchanges  interested  in  the  Independent  Exchange  Com- 
pany have  no  interest  whatsoever  in  the  manufacture  of  films," 
_says  Mr.  Hopp.  "Seing  that  the  buying  exchanges  of  the  Film 
Supply  Company  are  represented  by  the  Mutual  Film  Corpora- 
tion for  the  protection  of  their  interests,  and  that  the  exchanges 
allied  with  manufacturers  of  the  Universal  Company  are  also 
■represented  and  protected,  the  fifteen  buying  exchanges  of  the 
Universal  product  considered  it  only  right  and  fair  that  they 
•should  organize  for  mutual  protection.  At  no  time  has  the 
Independent  Exchange  Company  had  in  mind  the  antagonism 
•either  of  the  manufacturers  of  the  Universal  or  of  the  ex- 
•changes  owned  by  them.  Its  members,  as  good  business  men, 
should  have  provided  against  future  contingencies,  which  might 
arise  to  injure  their  interests. 

"The  Independent  Exchange  Company  is  an  incorporation,  in 
•which  the  members  have  agreed  that  each  will  pay  into  a  com- 
■mon  treasury  a  substantial  amount  weekly,  as  weekly  dues.  This 
-fund  has  already  reached  a  considerable  sum  and  will  continue 
to  increase.  As  the  sum  paid  by  each  member  aggregates 
a  certain  amount,  he  is  issued  a  certain  number  of  shares  of 
the  company's  stock.  In  case  occasion  should  call  for  it,  the 
members  will  thus  be  in  a  position  to  protect  their  interests. 

"Such  occasion  can  arise  only  when  the  manufacturers  of  the 
Universal  are  disposed  to  discriminate  against  the  interests  of 
the  exchanges  which  comprise  the  Independent  Exchange  Com- 
pany. We  have  never  had  any  intention  to  create  a  cleavage  in 
the  ranks  of  the  exchanges  now  using  the  Universal  programs : 
the  policy  of  the  Independent  Exchange  Company  is  construc- 
tive and  protective — not  destructive 

"It  is  our  object,  however,  to  be  in  a  state  of  preparedness, 
in  case  our  interests  should  be  endangered  by  our  being  placed 
at  a  disadvantage. 

"The  members  of  the  Independent  Exchange  Company  have 
some  rninor  grievances,  which,  it  is  hoped,  will  be  redressed  at 
a  meeting,  to  be  held  in  New  York,  Jan.  8th." 

Following  are  the  names  of  the  ten  directors  of  the  Independ- 
ent Exchange  Company:  President,  William  Oldknow,  of  the 
Consolidated  Film  &  Supply  Co.,  Atlanta,  New  Orleans,  Dallas 
and  Memphis;  Frank  Drew,  Detroit  Universal  Film  Co.  and 
Toledo  Film  Exchange;  Frank  Bailey,  Pacific  Film  Exchange, 
Butte.  Pacific  Film  Exchange,  Seattle,  and  the  Independent  West- 
ern Film  Exchange,  Portland:  J.  M.  Jackson,  Cincinnati,  Buck- 
eye Film  Exchange:  E.  V.  Powell,  United  Motion  Picture  Co., 
Oklahoma;    A.    S.    Davis,    Independent    Film    Exchange,    Pitts- 


burgh; M.  Markovitz,  California  Film  Exchange  of  San  Fran- 
cisco and  Los  Angeles;  C.  R.  Plough,  Anti-Irust  Film  Co., 
Chicago;  Joseph  Hopp,  Standard  Film  Exchange,  Chicago  and 
Louisville ;  and  Earl  Miles,  of  Miles  Bros.,  San  Francisco  and 
Los  Angeles. 

Nine  of  the  above  directors  have  qualified  and  the  tenth  will 
qualify   shortly. 

The  treasurer  of  the  Company  is  under  a  heavy  bond,  fur- 
nished by  the  American  Surety  Company.  Judge  George  A. 
Trude   is   counsel. 

The  Nevy  Grand  Central  Theater,  St.  Louis. 

Wm.  Sievers,  secretary-treasurer  of  the  Grand  Central  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  St.  Louis,  writes  that  there  have  been  several  un- 
avoidable delays  in  the  opening  of  the  New  Grand  Central  Thea- 
ter, which  is  being  built  by  his  company.  This  house,  when 
finished,  will  have  cost  close  to  $140,000.  The  St.  Louis  Mirror 
has  the  following  article  in  its  holiday  number,  on  the  new 
house  and  its  management : 

"The  New  Grand  Central  Theater,  now  being  erected  at  Grand 
and  Lucas  avenues,  will,  on  completion,  be  one  of  the  most  hand- 
some, sanitary  and  safe  of  its  kind  in  the  city.  It  will  have  a 
seating  capacity  of  over  two  thousand,  and  will  be  furnished 
with  the  most  elaborate  and  up-to-date  ventilating  system  in 
St.  Louis,  the  mere  cost  of  its  installation  reaching  close  to  the 
twenty  thousand  dollar  mark.  It  will  change  the  air  in  the  house 
every  three  minutes,  distributing  it  everywhere  at  an  equal  tem- 
perature, under  and  over  every  seat  and  in  every  nook  and 
corner  of  the  theater.  In  summer  it  will  be  cool  and  pleasant, 
in  winter  "comfy."  Two  immense  exhaust  fans,  with  a  capacity 
of  eighty  thousand  feet  a  minute,  will  carry  out  the  impure  air 
as  fast  as  the  fresh  comes  in,  thus  reaching  the  highest  point 
of  modern  theater  sanitation  requirements.  The  upholstering 
will  be  both  luxurious  and  comfortable  throughout.  The  most 
careful  precautions  are  being  taken  against  fire,  both  in  combusti- 
bility of  stage  materials  and  in  abundance  of  exits,  and  it  is 
safe  to  say  that  in  sanitation,  and  in  immunity  from  fire  panic, 
the  New  Grand  Central  Theater  will  have  no  equal  in  St. 
Louis. 

"The  theater,  when  completed,  will  be  under  the  same  manage- 
ment as  that  of  the  Grand  Central  Theater  located  at  Sixth 
and  Market  streets,  and  the  intention  of  the  management  is  to 
entertain  the  public  in  the  new  theater  with  exclusive  picures 
de  luxe,  such  as  will  scarcely  be  seen  in  any  other  house  in 
St.  Louis.  They  will  be  life  portrayals  taken  from  the  best 
known  writers  in  the  world,  and  there  will  be  the  cream  of  the 
highest   efforts   in   advanced   cinematography. 

"The  Grand  Central  Theater  at  Sixth  and  Market  streets  has 
the  reputation  of  being  the  best  conducted  moving  picture 
theater  in  the  city.  However,  Mr.  Sievers,  the  manager,  as- 
serts that  there  is  not  a  really  up-to-date  picture  show  in  St. 
Louis,  and  it  is  his  aim  to  feel  that  he  can  demand  and  deserve 
the  patronage  of  St.  Louis  theater-goers  by  enabling  them  to 
enjoy,  at  the  popular  prices  of  ten  and  twenty  cents,  the  mas- 
terpieces of  up-to-date  motion-photography.  Special  care  will 
be  taken  in  the  censorship  of  all  pictures,  so  that  nothing  will 
be  shown  that  may  hurt  the  sensibilities  of  any,  and  every  ef- 
fort will  be  made  to  make  every  patron  feel  safe  in  bringing 
his  women  folk  and  children  with  him  without  first  inquiring 
as  to  the  propriety  of  the  pictures  on  the  day's  programme. 

"A  select  and  competent  orchestra  will  render  appropriate 
musical  accompaniments  to  the  pictures  on  the  screen  and,  in 
addition,  a  large  pipe  organ,  now  being  built  by  Kilgen  and 
Sons,  organ  builders  in  this  city,  will,  during  the  interludes, 
furnish  the  choicest  musical  gems  from  the  masters  of  ancient 
and  modern  melody." 

Fine  M.  P.  Theater  for  Little  Rock. 

Plans  are  being  formulated  by  Abe  Stiewel  of  the  Little  Rock 
Trust  Company  for  the  erection  in  Little  Rock  of  what  he 
states  will  be  the  finest  and  largest  moving  picture  theater  south  of 
St.  Louis.  The  building,  which  will  be  located  at  Fifth  and 
Spring  streets,  will  cost,  it  is  estimated,  about  $65,000,  and  will 
be  erected  upon  a  plot  of  ground  150  x  150  feet.  A  feature 
in  connection  with  the  erection  of  this  new  theater  will  be 
a  park  which  will  be  laid  out  by  landscape  artists,  and  will 
occupy  all  that  part  of  the  theater  grounds  not  used  for  the 
erection   of  the   building. 

The  preliminary  work  is  being  pushed  with  all  rapidity.  The 
small  buildings  which  at  present  occupy  the  space  which  will 
compose  the  site  of  the  theater  are  being  moved,  and  Mr. 
Stiewel  states  that  he  expects  to  let  the  contract  for  the  erec- 
tion of  the  building  and  the  beautifying  of  the  grounds  by  the 
first  of  January.  Theo.  Sanders  is  drawing,  the  plans  for  the 
building. 

The  cost  of  the  new  theater,  according  to  Mr.  Stiewel,  will 
not  include  the  grounds,  but  the  theater  alone,  which  will  be  the 


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last  word  in  theatrical  architecture.  No  expense  will  be  spared 
in  making  the  building  modern  in  the  smallest  detail,  he  de- 
clares. Ihis  policy  will  also  be  followed  in  regard  to  the  park 
which  will  surround  the  building.  The  park  will  be  free  to 
the  public  and  will  embody  the  latest  ideas  of  the  landscape 
artists. 

The  building  will  be  occupied  by  the  theater  alone  and  will 
not,  according  to  the  promoters,  be  used  for,  or  in  connection 
with,  anything  other  than  moving  pictures.  No  apartments  or 
storerooms  will  be  erected  in  connection  with  the  building. 

Fire  from  Picture  Theater  Sweeps  Village. 

The  following  despatch  to  the  Chicago  Examiner  from  Mays- 
ville.  Mo.,  Dec.  21st,  shows  that  the  village  has  been  almost 
wiped  out  by  a  fire  which  started  in  the  Opera  House,  where 
moving  pictures  were  being  shown : 

•'Fire  which  started  shortly  after  9:30  o'clock  tonight  in  a 
motion  picture  show  in  the  opera  house  threatens  to  destroy 
this  town.  There  is  no  water  to  fight  the  flames  and  in  an  hour 
after  the  fire  started  one  side  of  the  central  square  had  been 
destroyed  and  the  flames  are  spreading  rapidly. 

"An  overheated  film  caught  fire  in  the  picture  show.  Earl 
Cundiff,  manager  of  the  show,  was  probably  fatally  burned  in 
rescuing  his  mother  from  the  theater.  Several  spectators  re- 
ceived slight  burns. 

"On  the  south  side  of  the  square,  which  is  entirely  destroyed, 
were  the  opera  house.  Bank  of  Maysville,  drug  store,  grocery 
and  hardware  store.  The  new  four  story  hotel  across  the 
street  is  burning.  Other  buildings  are  catching  fire  and  the 
entire  business  section  of  the  town  seems  to  be  doomed.  No 
estimates  have  been  made  of  the  loss  at  midnight.  Maysville 
has  a  population  of  1,000." 

Chicago  Film  Brevities. 

Theo.  E.  Clerarnons,  of  the  Imperial  Theater,  Beaumont, 
Texas,  state  organizer  of  the  M.  P.  E.  L.  of  America,  for 
Texas,  writes  that  he  is  working  hard  to  secure  500  new  mem- 
bers before  Jan.  i.  He  has  mailed  a  circular  to  every  exhibitor 
in  the  state,  and  urges  immediate  membership  in  the  League. 
The  World  hopes  that  Mr.  Clemmons  will  not  be  disappointed 
in  his  expectations. 

*  *     * 

J.  W.  Barlow,  traveling  representative  of  the  Mirror  Screen 
Co.,  Shelbyville,  Ind.,  was  in  the  city  Friday,  Dec.  20.  Mr. 
Barlow,  who  confines  most  of  his  work  to  Indiana,  states  that 
(he  mirror  screen  is  widely  used  in  the  state,  and  more  par- 
ticularly in  the  City  of  Evansville.  He  reported  good  business 
for   exhibitors,  throughout  the  City  of  Indiana. 

if     *      * 

F.  G.  Christian  Hartman  of  the  Omaha  Film  Exchange,  was 
in  the  city  Dec.  17,  18  and  19.  He  came  directly  to  do  business 
with    the    Kleine    Optical    Co.    in   projecting   machines,   supplies, 

etc. 

*  *     * 

The  University  Theater,  191 1  W.  Van  Buren  St.,  this  city, 
will  be  opened  on  New  Years  Day.  Arthur  Wilkins  is  mana- 
ger and  owner.  The  theater  cost  $30,000.  Service  will  be  fur- 
nished by  the  G.  F.  Co.'s  branch,  at  429  S.  Wabash  Ave.  Ad- 
mission will  be  5  cents.  The  Kleine  Optical  Co.  has  furnished 
a  Power's  No.  6A,  an  Edison  transformer  and  complete  equip- 
ment.    Mr.  Wilkins  announces  that  he  will  build  two  more  new 

houses  in  the  near  future. 

*  *     * 

Mr.  Morris  Oesterreicher  has  sold  the  Le  Grand,  5241  N. 
'Clark  St.,  to  C.  C.  Spades.  The  Le  Grand  seats  775  people,  and 
offers  a  mixed  program  of  pictures  and  vaudeville. 

*  *     * 

Elbert  Warner,  of  the  Warner's  Feature  Films,  was  in  the 
city  Friday,  Dec.  20,  and  left  the  same  evening  for  Cleveland, 
whence  he  will  proceed  to  Pittsburgh  and  then  to  New  York 
City.  Mr.  Warner  stated  that  "The  Power  of  Civilization."  one 
of  the  firm's  3-reel  features,  will  be  released  Jan.  5.  This  film 
will  be  handled  exclusively  through  the  Warners'  offices, 
throughout  the  country. 


THE  CLEVELAND  FILM  FIGHT. 
Chaotic   Conditions  in  the  Forest  City  a  Puzzle   to   Pic/ure 

Men. 

Cleveland,  Ohio,  Dec.  23. — After  two  weeks  of  bitter  war- 
fare between  Mayor  Baker  and  the  Cleveland  police  force 
on  one  side,  and  the  film  exchange  men  and  exhibitors  of 
this  city,  a  truce  has  been  declared  which  is  much  in  favor 
of  the  latter  side. 

The  war  developed  when  Mayor  Baker  notified  policemen 
to  act  as  individual  censors  of  moving  picture  shows,  the 
result  being  that  a  score  of  arrests  were  made.  The  first 
person  tried.  Miss  Jean  Oster,  was  discharged  by  Judge 
Kramer  on  the  ground  that  the  affidavit  filed  against  her 
was  defective.  Police  Prosecutor  McKay  at  once  issued 
new  warrants  for  all  arrested,  and  their  cases  have  been 
continued  until  the  first  one  is  tried.  Louis  H.  Becht,  Mall 
Theater  owner,  held  for  exhibiting  the  Liet.  Petrosino  pic- 
tures, which,  the  police  charge,  violates  the  Ohio  statute 
prohibiting  "pictures  of  crime  or  lust,"  demanded  a  jury 
trial  and  he  will  go  before  the  jurors  this  week.  Upon  the 
outcome  of  this  case  depends  the  other  cases. 

The  mayor  and  the  film  men  held  another  conference 
Friday,  when  the  latter  asked  that  police  censorship  be  dis- 
continued and  a  board  of  censorship  be  appointed.  Attorney 
Ernest  Schwartz,  for  the  exhibitors,  cited  the  seizure  the 
night  before  of  the  Solax  film,  "The  High  Cost  of  "Living," 
and  the  subsequent  arrest  of  the  manager  of  the  theater 
where  it  was  seized. 

"Well,  that's  a  crime,"  remarked  the  mayor,   smiling. 

"We  are  fighting  it,"  said   Schwartz. 

Baker  said  he  had  no  power  to  name  a  censor  board,  and 
told  the  film  men  to  do  their  own  censoring.  He  said  he 
would  notify   the  police  to  stop   interfering. 

"I  am  very  much  pleased  with  the  progress  that  has 
been  made  in  eliminating  the  kind  of  films  we  objected  to," 
he  said.  The  facts  are  that  none  of  the  exchanges  withdrew 
any  of  their  reels,  and  the  only  ones  suppressed  were  those 
seized  by  the  police.  The  film  services  are  much  the  same 
now,  and  were  during  the  fight,  as  before,  and  the  raising 
of  such  a  hue  and  cry,  while  it  will  in  the  future  no  doubt 
have  some  effect  toward  eliminating  some  very  objection- 
able films,  has  resulted  in  very  little  having  already  been 
done,  as  the  quality  of  shows  before  the  fight  was  first  class 
and  could   stand   little  improvement,  taking  it  as  a  whole. 

The  Humane  Society's  committee,  which  has  been  inves- 
tigating film  shows  in  a  quiet  way,  suggested  at  the  meeting 
with  the  mayor  that  the  city  establish  a  department  of  rec- 
reation, to   include   supervision   of  picture   theaters. 

The  local  exhibitors'  league  passed  a  resolution  to  abolish 
all  posters,  and  this  order  goes  into  effect  January  ist.  It 
is  understood  among  the  members,  however,  that  this  is  not 
to  continue  in  force  if  it  proves  unsatisfactory  after  30  days' 
trial. 

Mr.  .\.  Warner,  of  Vv'arner's  Features,  returned  to  New 
York  Sunday  last,  after  a  strenuous  week  in  Cleveland.  He 
reports  matters  in  a  very  chaotic  state,  and  that  the  exhibit- 
ors are  entirely  at  the  mercy  of  the  police  department,  each 
member  of  which  is  authorized  to  act  as  a  censor  of  films, 
using  his  own  judgment  in  seizing  pictures. 


"LARRY"  McGILL   HOLDS   A   BARBECUE. 

"Larry"  McGill,  representing  the  International  Feature  Film 
Company  of  New  York,  in  making  a  picture  in  Tampa,  Fla.,  gave 
a  barbecue  to  several  hundred  persons,  and  says  he  has  got 
really  a  "big  scene."  He  was  portraying  a  political  gathering, 
which  was  enlivened  by  a  debate  by  two  political  rivals.  When 
Mr.  McGill  directed  the  gathering  to  smile  there  was  enthusi- 
astic response.  When  the  director  requested  his  guests  to  mani- 
fest anger  they  did  so,  but  it  was  assumed.  The  picture  ought 
to  be  worth  seeing. 


VERSATILITY   OF  DIRECTOR  MACDONALD. 

Director  Joseph  Farrell  MacDonald,  of  the  Powers  company, 
one  of  the  recent  arrivals  at  Los  Angeles,  is  making  his  head- 
quarters at  the  Hollywood  Studio.  He  has  with  him  the  follow- 
ing company:  Edwin  August,  leads;  Robert  Ross,  juvenile 
leads;  character  and  heavy,  Joseph  Ray;  Jeanie  MacPherson, 
leads ;  character,  Edith  Bostwick.  Mr.  MacDonald  has  an  in- 
teresting personality  and  a  varied  experience.  He  has  been  a 
civil  engineer,  a  mining  man,  a  cowpuncher  and  an  actor.  His 
first  appearance  was  as  a  minstrel  where  his  voice  stood  him  in 
good  stead.  In  fact  so  good  was  his  voice  that  it  was  decided 
that  he  must  study  music  and  this  he  did  at  the  London  Guild- 
hall School  of  Music.  He  developed  a  basso  cantante  voice 
which  took  him  into  comic  and  then  grand  opera.  He  was  for 
years  with  Dolly  Catte,  and  sang  his  melodious  way  through 
all  the  Gilbert  and  Sullivan  operas.  Then  came  a  long  period 
of  drama  with  McKee  Rankin,  Robert  Mantell  and  Nance  Neill 
among  others.  He  also  took  out  his  own  company  on  tour  with 
"The  Man  of  Mystery." 

Mr.  MacDonald's  experience  in  the  motion  picture  world  covers 
quite  a  period.  He  was  first  with  Selig  under  Anderson,  then 
with  Imp,  then  followed  a  time  with  his  own  company,  the 
Ajax,  then  Pathe,  and  finally  the  Universal. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


A  Dip  Into  Society 


A  Bright   Comedy   Release   by   the   Crystal   Company,   With 
Miss  Pearl  White  in  Clever  Character  Comedy  Role. 

PEARL  WHITE  is  the  whole  show  in  this  picture.  Her 
acting  as  a  household  drudge  is  something  that  those 
who  know  Miss  White's  style  of  work  will  hardly  be 
prepared  for.  When  pretty  leading  women  forget  about 
good  looks  and  play  character  leads  that  call  for  ugly 
features,  it  may  be  taken  for  granted  that  they  are  begin- 
ning to  take  their  art  seriously.  The  amount  of  acting  that 
one  expects  from  the  usual  run  of  leading  ladies  is  hardly 
more  than  may  be  expected  from  some  kind  of  a  trained 
animal,  and,  as  a  rule,  so  long  as  the  woman  is  pretty  the 
spectators  are  satisfied.  But  when  it  comes  to  sacrificing 
beauty  to  do  some  real  acting  there  immediately  conies  a 
great  divide — a  division  of  leading  ladies  who  can  act  from 
those   who   cannot. 

Miss  White  belongs  to  the  former  class,  and  she  demon- 
states  it  quite  forcibly  in  this  comedy.  The  facility  with 
which  she  can  tie  knots  in  her  face  puts  her  in  a  class  with 
that  other  versatile  genius,  Miss  Florence  Turner.  Pearl's 
role  in  this  comedy  concoction  is  that  of  "Maggie,"  a  slov- 
enly kitchen  maid.  The  character  is  distinctly  unattractive, 
though  funny.  The  story  is  all  about  a  long-haired  pianist, 
Mr.  Euinski,  who  happens  to  be  cutting  more  or  less  of  a 
dash  in   more   or   less   high   society.      Maggie's   social   aspira- 


horrcir,  and  ^ister's  revenge  is  complete,  as  is  also  brother's, 
who  has  handed  himself  a  big  laugh   in  the  bargain. 

The  remainder  of  the  reel  contains  a  shorter  comedy, 
entitled  "The  Fake  Gas  Man,"  all  of  which  will  be  released 
on  January    igth. 


Scene  from  "A  Dip  Into   Society"  (Crystal). 


tions,  at  the  opening  of  the  story,  have  never  risen  much 
above  her  own  class.  To  be  precise,  she  is  at  that  very  time 
smitten  with  the  physical  grace  of  the  gentlemanly  butler, 
apparently  with  indifferent  success.  Meanwhile  the  pianist, 
Bumski,  is  making  great  inroads  upon  the  affections  of  the 
unmarried  mistress  of  the  house,  much  to  the  disgust  of  the 
brother  of  said  mistress. 

The  brother  is  a  sort  of  man  of  the  world — one  who  has 
little  use  for  such  a  "sissified"  specimen  of  masculinity  as 
the  long-haired  Bumski.  He  concocts  a  plan  to  be  rid  of 
him,  and  enlists  Maggie,  the  servant,  as  his  principal  weapon 
of  attack.  He  procures  for  her  an  evening  gown  and  bids 
her  to  be  ready  to  enter  high  society  when  Bumski  appears 
at  the  house  that  night.  This  scheme  has  the  effect  of 
arousing  in  Maggie  the  germ  of  social  ambition  which  has 
lain  dormant  in  her  system  throughout  her  life.  Arrayed 
in  her  evening  gown,  she  is  wonderfully  improved,  but  suf- 
fers an  attack  of  near-sightedness  and  loss  of  memory  to 
the  extent  that  she  can  scarcely  see  the  butler,  or  even 
remember  him.  much   to   the   butler's   great   chagrin. 

Bumski  calls  at  evening,  and  Maggie  is  introduced  to  him 
by  the  brother  while  his  sister  stands  b\',  ready  to  yank  out 
Maggie's  hair  at  the  slightest  provocation.  This  is  all  an 
insult  to  her,  which  she  determines  to  avenge  in  the  short- 
est possible  time.  As  the  evening  goes  on  Maggie  gets 
along  beautifully  with  Bumski.  because  he  is  more  in  her 
class  than  any  other.  Maggie  likes  him  all  but  his  hair  and 
mustache.  Bumski  leaves  the  house  forthwith  to  sacrifice 
his  lengthy  locks  for  her  sweet  sake.  Next  day  the  sister 
has  her  revenge.  Bumski  calls  on  his  new  afiinity,  and  the 
sister  leads  him  to  the  kitchen,  where  Maggie  is  upon  her 
knees  massaging  the  floor  with  soap  and  water.  When 
Bumski  sees   Maggie  in  her  proper   sphere   he   flees   in   holy 


"A   TAMMANY    BOARDER":   A    BURLESQUE    (Eclair). 

The  Eclair  studio  has  produced  a  single  reel  comedy  which 
will  make  many  laughs.  The  film  is  plainly  entitled  just 
what  it  is — a  burlesque.  A  man  who  from  all  external  evi- 
dences is  a  real  bad  one  from  the  wildest  and  wooliest  West, 
carrying,  in  fact,  two  guns,  stops  at  a  boarding  house.  His 
only  baggage  is  concealed  in  an  enormous  basket.  The 
boarder  puts  in  one  night  at  his  new  home.  In  the  morning 
he  informs  his  landlady  that  he  is  going  down  to  the  saloon, 
but  that  the  baggage  will  serve  as  his  sponsor.  The  land- 
lady is  from  Missouri,  and  is  naturally  anxious  to  see  what 
sort  of  contents  there  are  in  the  mysterious  receptacle.  It 
does  not  take  her  long  to  ascertain  when  the  lid  is  off.  A 
good  husky  tiger  bounds  out  into  the  room,  and  is  in   com- 


Scene   from   "A   Tammany  Boarder"   (Eclair). 

mand  of  the  house.  He  gets  into  the  dining  room  and  be- 
fore he  makes  his  exit  he  has  upset  the'  table  and  about 
everything  else.  The  animal  goes  to  the  room  of  an  Eng- 
lish tourist  (Alec  Francis),  and  the  gentleman  with  the  ele- 
gant whiskers  takes  refuge  in  a  folding-bed  closet.  This- 
goes  to  the  floor  along  with  the  rest  of  the  movable  articles. 
His  Tammanyship  visits  two  of  the  girls,  and  they  are  badly 
frightened  before  they  get  the  door  closed.  In  another 
room  one  of  the  girls  crawls  under  the  bedclothes.  The 
animal  bounds  across  the  bed,  making  use  of  the  huddled 
figure  as  a  human  springboard. 

Later,  when  about  everybody  in  the  household  is  in  a 
state  of  collapse  it  occurs  to  the  tourist,  who  has  in  the 
meantime  been  rescued  from  the  closet  in  a  rather  flattened 
condition,  to  repair  to  the  saloon  and  obtain  the  assistance 
of  the  owner  of  the  animal.  The  Tammany  boarder  is 
eventually  safely   secured  in  his  basket. 


"BETHLEHEM"  WELCOMED   IN   CHICAGO. 

Almost  too  exhibitors  and  churchmen  were  present  in  the 
projection  room  of  the  Majestic  Film  Service,  216  N.  5th  Ave., 
Chicago,  on  Friday,  Dec.  20,  when  an  advance  exhibition  of 
Thanhouser's  "Star  of  Bethlehem"  was  given  by  Manager  R. 
C.  Seery.  The  picture  will  be  used  in  many  Illinois  churches 
after  it  has  toured  the  theaters,  according  to  Mr.  Seery.  He 
states  that  ministers  of  all  denominations  have  expressed  an 
interest  in  it.  Rev.  G.  W.  Hinkle,  of  Waterloo,  Iowa,  wired  C. 
J.  Hite.  of  Thanhouser,  as  follows  on  Dec.  23: 

"Star   of    Bethlehem    was   given   in    Christ    Episcopal 
Church.     The  impression  made  upon  the  great  audience 
was  a  reverent  appreciation.     All  felt  that  they  were  at 
a    religious    service.      The    value    cannot    be    over-esti- 
mated." 
At  Des  Moines.  la.,  Rev.  Geo.  P.  Magill  presented  the  pic- 
ture  to   his   Centre   Presbyterian   Church,   through   the   courtesy 
of  Manager  Duffy,  of  the  Mutual  office  in  Des  Moines.     Charles 
Namur,  a  local   exhibitor,   furnished  the  machine  and  operator. 
It   was  the   first  motion  picture  ever   shown  at   that   particular 
church. 


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ForeigTi  Trade  Notes 


BRITISH  NOTES. 
By  Our  Own   Correspondent. 

The  difficulty  to  produce  in  Britain  films  comparable  to 
those  from  American  or  Continental  studios  is  one  of  old 
standing  and  a  continual  sore  spot  to  the  home  trade.  Ihe 
problem  is  neither  financial  nor  experimental,  but  scientific. 
In  brief,  as  soon  as  science  makes  the  intensification  of 
atmosphere  possible,  then  can  we  hope  to  screen  produc- 
tions with  the  clarity  and  brilliance  of  those  by  foreign 
makers,  but  made  in  Britain.  Personally,  I  have  both  seen 
and  heard  of  many  untiring  and  admirable  attempts  by 
indefatigable  workers  to  establish  successful  studios  in  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  island.  To  designate  one  and  all  indiscrimi- 
nately as  being  unsuccessful  in  their  results  would  not  -only 
be  unfair  but  untrue.  Yet,  on  the  other  hand,  none  can 
really  claim  success  as  it  is  imported  from  the  U.  S.  A., 
despite  the  praiseworthy  attempts.  In  the  months  of  June 
and  July,  when  the  light  here  is  most  actinic,  a  few  very 
fair  subjects,  humorous  and  dramatic,  have  been  filmed  on 
the  south  coast,  where  the  light  is  strongest.  The  Hep- 
worth,  Clarendon,  Barker,  Cricks  &  Martin,  Cosmopolitan, 
Empire  and  the  British  Kinemacolor  patentees  have  been 
the   principal   producers   during   the   past    summer. 

Until  a  few  months  ago  a  studio  in  the  north  of  England 
was  as  rare  as  the  dodo.  Now,  however,  what  I  should 
state  as  the  most  pretentious  move  in  the  home  production 
department  has  recently  been  made  by  the  director  of  the 
New  Century  Picture  Company,  Mr.  S.  Carter.  This  gentle- 
man, who  has  been  associated  with  the  industry  since  its 
infancy,  some  time  ago  decided  to  try  his  hand  in  the  pro- 
duction of  films  comparable  to  those  imported,  and  as  he 
himself  tor,  rather,  his  company)  is  a  large  importer  of 
foreign  stock,  it  was  realized  from  the  first  that  the  lighting 
would  be  the  prime  point.  Accordingly  a  suitable  site  was 
selected  high  on  the  famous  Yorkshire  moors,  literally  sand- 
wiched between  heather  and  sky,  and  a  studio  theater  on 
the  American  principle  is,  according  to  latest  reports,  being 
erected.  Meanwhile  a  few  experimental  lengths  have  been 
released,  and  those  I  have  seen  have  been  more  satisfactory 
from  a  technical  standpoint  than  any  other  I  have  seen  among 
British   productions. 

The  Christmas  rush  here  is,  as  everywhere,  a  fight  for 
the  field.  "Cinderella"  has  been  released  by  three  diiiferent 
companies,  and  at  one  theater  in  a  provincial  town  "Cin- 
derella." "Babes  in  the  Wood''  and  "Jack  and  the  Beanstalk" 
are  being  shown  as  a  special  Christmas  show.  Is  not  this 
overdoing  the  pantomime  idea  a  little? 

An  amazing — in  some  cases  amusing — feature  of  the  recent 
development  of  the  picture  show  here  has  been  the  conver- 
sion of  every  conceivable  form  of  building  into  the  modern 
picture  hall.  Saloons  (or,  as  they  are  better  known  here, 
pubs),  clubrooms,  and  even  chapels  are  every-day  examples, 
and  arouse  no  comment.  A  stable  and  a  blacksmith  shop 
are  perhaps  a  little  more  out  of  the  mediocre,  but  even  not 
so  startling  as  the  announcement  made  yesterday  by  a  sub- 
urban purveyor  of  fried  fish  and  stewed  eels  that  in  future 
his  business  would  assume  the  shape  and  form  of  an  ani- 
mated picture  show.  One  of  his  showcards,  "Fresh  Supplies 
Daily,"  may  now  come  into  its  truthful  vocation. 

Mr.  Siegmund  Lubin  is  at  present  enjoying  a  short  tour 
around  our  metropolis,  Paris  and  Berlin.  It  is  rumored 
in  the  trade  that  the  visit  of  the  Western  manufacturer 
foreshadows  an  important  development  of  the  European 
business  of  the  firm. 

Mr.  E.  H.  Montagu,  the  very  much  alive  agent  for  Selig's, 
is  offering  to  pay  the  expenses  to  London  of  anyone  who 
will  substantiate  ^n  adverse  criticism  of  two  forthcoming 
Selig  releases,  "Monte  Cristo"  and  "The  Kings  of  the 
Forest." 


NEW  ZEALAND  NOTES. 

From   Letter   of  Fred   Foley. 
The    continuous    picture    house    is    making    itself    known 
quietly.     I  think  the  first  to  open  in  New  Zealand  was  about 
eighteen  months  ago  in  Wellington,  a  city  of  approximately 


80,000,  including  suburbs.  Now  there  are  four  continuous 
houses  and  three  permanent  nightly  houses.  Prices  charged 
by  the  continuous  shows  here  are  sixpence  and  threepence, 
equivalent  to  12c  and  6c.  I  think  New  Zealand  boasts  in 
all  of  about  twelve  continuous  picture  houses  and  some 
building. 

At  the  permanent  picture  houses,  six  nights  a  week  and 
one  matinee,  two  and  one-quarter  hours  nightly,  prices  are 
one  shilling  and  sixpence,  one  shilling,  and  sixpence,  or 
equivalent  of  35c,  25c  and  12c.  At  above  class  of  houses 
programs  are  changed  twice  weekly.  Previous  to  the  per- 
manent picture  houses,  about  eight  or  ten  years  ago,  the 
touring  picture  men  charged  three  shillings,  two  shillings 
and  one  shilling,  or  75c,  50c  and  25c. 

You  ask  if  .-Vmerican  films  are  popular.  Well!  you  should 
just  be  in  the  audience  when  John  Bunny  makes  his  appear- 
ance. Helen  Gardiner  also  has  her  admirers  away  out  here 
in  the  antipodes  and  Miss  Florence  Turner  too  has  a  big 
following.  -Another  popular  picture  actor  with  New  Zealand 
audiences  is  Essanay's  .Anderson.  New  Zealand  audiences 
are  keen  and  critical  and  splendid  showgoers. 

There  are  perhaps  half  a  dozen  picture  supply  houses  in 
New  Zealand,  the  largest  being  Messrs.  John  Fuller  &  Sons. 
This  firm  controls  fifteen  or  more  permanent  picture  houses, 
witli   seating  capacity  of  800  to  2,000. 


THE  SCREEN  CLUB  WILL  HOLD  A  BALL. 

The  Screen  Club  will  hold  a  ball.  The  Board  of  Governors 
has  so  decided,  and  the  arrangements  have  been  accordingly  put 
up  to  the  Ecntertainment  Committee.  At  a  meeting  on  Mon- 
day night  of  the  latter  committee  it  was  decided  to  hold  the 
affair  in  the  week  following  Easter  Sunday  if  a  suitable  hall 
could  be  procured,  or  the  first  available  date  thereafter.  The 
price  of  the  tickets  has  been  set  at  two  dollars  for  each  couple, 
e.xtra  tickets  for  women  to  be  one  dollar  each.  There  will  be 
a  stage  entertainment  for  an  hour  and  a  half  probably,  in  which 
the  entire  club  will  appear,  probably  through  the  medium  of  a 
minstrel  show. 

The  members  of  the  entertainment  committee  are  Victor 
Smith,  chairman;  George  Terwilliger,  Harry  R.  Raver,  Pierce 
Kingsley,  J.  H.  Gerhardt,  Darwin  Karr.  Maurice  Costello,  Calder 
Johnstone,  C.  Jay  Williams,  William  Bob"  Daly,  Arthur  John- 
son, George  Blaisdell,  Bert  Adler,  P.  Thad  Volkman,  William 
Garwood,  Charles  .Abrams,  Alfred  H.  Saunders,  C.  A.  ("Doc") . 
Willat,  Hopp  Hadley,  William  Quirk. 

On  sub-committees  the  following  are  chairmen;  Hall,  Victor 
Smith;  program,  Charles  Abrams;  publicity,  Calder  Johnstone; 
printing.  Worthy  Butts. 

The  stage  entertainment  will  be  under  the  direction  of  William 
"Bob"  Daly;  and  there  need  be  no  fear  that  there  will  be  a  dull 
moment  while  "Bob"  is  in  command  of  the  ship.  He  already 
has  framed  up  some  stunts  that  will  make  an  audience  sit  up 
and  take  notice. 


A.  I.  C.  P.  DEFENDS  FILM. 

The  New  York  Association  for  Improving  the  Condition  of 
the  Poor  is  now  to  be  numbered  among  the  innocent  victims 
of  the  New  York  Evening  World's  moving  picture  crusade. 
Charging  that  manufacturers  of  films  were  issuing  Holiday 
programs  "mixing  flashy  with  sacred  subjects,"  the  newspaper 
said ; 

"Another   company    offers   'The    Star   of    Bethlehem.' 
The  week  before  it  offered  'Brains  vs.  Brawn'  and  'The 
Other  Half." 
The   "Brains   vs    Brawn"   in   mention   was   a   simple   comedy, 
in   which    a   brainy   man   outpoints    an    athlete   who    aspires    to 
the   hand   of   a  certain   beauteous   maiden.     "The   Other   Half," 
was  issued  by  Mr.  Hite  in  special  co-operation  with  the  A.  I. 
C.  P.    Officers  of  the  latter  have  written  to  the  crusading  news- 
paper in  defense  of  the  film,  which  they  say  is  a  most  clean  de- 
piction of   the  adventures  of  an  East   Side  family  and   merely 
shows   the   advantages   of   systematized   charity   over   indiscrim- 
inate almsgiving. 


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ARRANGEMENTS  FOR  OHIO  STATE  CONVENTION. 

The  big  annual  state  convention  of  Oliio  is  causing  the  exhibit- 
ors all  over  the  state  to  get  busy.  Great  enthusiasm  is  apparent 
everywhere  in  the  state.  The  motion  picture  exhibitors  of  Ohio 
now  realize  that  they  have  a  chance  to  secure  a  square  deal  for 
the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  organization.  They  propose 
to  present  such  progressive  bills  to  the  legislature  as  will  meet 
the  approval  of  the  people  of  Ohio  as  well  as  the  motion  picture 
exhibitors.  It  is  confidently  expected  that  tliere  will  be  at  least 
one  thousand  exhibitors  in  the  city  of  Columbus  on  the  2lst  and 
22nd  of  January,  1913.  Letters  are  pouring  into  the  state  presi- 
dent's office  stating  that  the  writer  will  be  at  the  convention.  The 
only  program  that  will  be  gotten  out  for  the  convention  will  be  a 
very  small  one  announcing  the  time  and  date  of  convention  and 
the  entertainment  to  be  given.    The  program  will  be  as  follows : 

January  21st,  1913,  the  convention  will  be  called  to  order  at 
1.30  p.  m.  at  Southern  Hotel  hall,  to  adjourn  at  S  p.  m.  Will 
again  meet  at  7.30  p.  m.,  where  pictures,  vaudeville  and  other 
entertainment  will  be  given  until  9  p.  m.,  when  all  will  go  to  the 
Colonial  Theatre  and  enjoy  a  splendid  entertainment  arranged 
for  them  by  the  local  committee. 

At  10  o'clock  Wednesday  morning,  January  22nd,  the  conven- 
tion will  meet  in  executive  session,  and  will  adjourn  promptly  at 
11.30  a.  m.,  and  on  the  invitation  of  Gov.  J.  M.  Cox  will  proceed 
to  march  in  a  body  to  the  capitol,  where  Governor  Co.x  and  his 
staff  will  be  in  waiting  to  receive  them.  After  paying  their  re- 
spects to  the  Governor  they  will  with  the  Governor  go  in  a  body 
to  the  front  of  the  state  capitol,  where  a  motion  picture  will  be 
taken,  then  they  will  adjourn  until  1.30  p.  m.,  when  another 
executive  session  will  be  held.  At  7.30  p.  m.  the  night  of  the  22nd 
a  big  banquet  will  be  given  in  the  large,  beautifully  decorated 
dining  room  of  the  Southern  Hotel,  where  it  is  expected  not  less 
than  five  hundred  will  partake  of  the  bountiful  feast  prepared 
by  the  Southern  Hotel.  Gov.  J.  M.  Cox,  Sen.  J.  B.  Foraker. 
National  Attorney ;  J.  J.  Lentz,  Associate  Attorney,  and  several 
other  distinguished  speakers  will  be  present.    Mr.  M.  A.  Neff  will 


act  as  toastmaster.  During  the  banquet  arrangements  have  been 
made  to  secure  some  of  the  most  attractive  and  pleasing  artists, 
in  the  vaudeville  world  to  assist  in  the  entertainment.  If  there 
is  no  time  left  after  the  banquet  is  over,  the  National  Vice-Presi- 
dent's Committee  will  meet  on  the  morning  of  the  23rd  of  Jan- 
uary, and  remain  in  session  until  the  executive  business  is 
transacted.  It  will  probably  take  more  than  one  day  to  get 
through  with  the  National  Committee's  business,  as  many  things 
of  great  importance  will  come  before  the  committee. 

The  first  day  meeting  will  be  an  open  one.  Everybody  is  in- 
vited. All  of  the  manufacturers,  film  men  and  those  who  are 
not  members  of  our  League  are  invited.  In  fact,  everybody  that 
has  an  interest  in  the  uplift  of  cinematography  will  be  welcome. 

The  Committee  on  Local  Arrangements  appointed  by  the  State 
President  are  as  follows :  Clem  Kerr,  Dayton,  Ohio,  Chairman ; 
John  Pekras,  Dreamland  Theater,  Columbus,  First  Vice-Chair- 
man ;  W.  R.  Wilson,  Columbus,  Ohio,  Second  Vice-Chairman ; 
J.  W.  Swain,  Pastime  Theater,  Secretary;  Max  Stearn,  Exhibit 
Theater,  Treasurer ;  J.  H.  Maddox,  Colonial  Theater,  Chairman 
of   Press  Committee. 

The  convention  will  be  held  under  one  roof.  There  will  be 
ample  time  given  for  all  to  see  the  exhibits,  as  every  exhibit 
will  be  in  the  lobby  of  the  hotel,  or  in  the  parlo.,  or  on  the  second 
floor,  where  there  is  plenty  of  room  for  the  exhibition  of  goods. 
A  reasonable  price  will  be  charged,  and  as  there  will  be  no  pro- 
gram advertising,  all  who  wish  space  to  exhibit  their  goods  are 
requested  to  write  to  M.  A.  Neff,  No.  1003  Mercantile  Library 
Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  diagrams  and  prices  will  be  fur- 
nished. First  come,  first  served.  The  Dayton  Convention  was  a 
large  one;  the  Columbus  Convention  will  be  second  to  none  that 
has  ever  been  held.  There  will  be  no  delay  or  confusion  and  no 
room  for  complaint.  .A.  Bureau  of  Information  will  be  estab- 
lished at  the  west  end  of  the  LInion  Depot,  which  will  furnish  all 
information  to  those  attending  the  convention.  A  Reservation 
Committee  will  be  in  waiting,  and  a  committee  on  securing  new 
members  and  a  committee  to  arrange  for  the  comfort  and  con- 


NATIONAL  PRESIDENT  AND  OFFICERS  OF  NEBRASKA  STATE   LEAGUE. 

Top  Row  (left  to  right)— E.  E.  De  Long,  State  Organizer;  ;  J.  W.  Bullinger,  Secretary;  P.  L.  McCarthy,  First  Vice- 
President;  E.  C.  Preston,  Treasurer.  Front  Row — W.  F.  Stoecher,  President;  M.  A.  Neff,  National  President;  J.  E. 
Scblauk,  National  Vice-President. 


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vcnience  of  the  ladies  attending.  In  fact  there  will  be  committees 
to  look  after  the  comfort  and  wishes  of  everybody  attending  the 
convention,  and  it  is  proposed  to  make  this  convention  one  of  the 
grandest  and  most  pleasant  conventions  possible. 

A  special  invitation  is  given  to  all  the  newspapermen,  and 
they  will  be  given  every  assistance  possible  to  secure  all  the  news 
to  keep  the  public  advised  on  all  that  is  being  done. 

MEETING  OF  NEW  JERSEY  LEAGUE. 

The  Motion  Picture  Exhibitors'  League  of  Xew  Jersey 
will  hold  its  next  state  meeting  on  Monday,  January  6th, 
at  10  a.m.,  at  the  Pabst  Hotel,  12  Green  Street,  Newark, 
N.  J.  This  will  be  an  important  meeting,  and  every  mem- 
ber of  the  league  should  consider  it  his  duty  to  be  present. 
At  this  meeting  definite  plans  will  be  adopted  for  the  cam- 
paign for  a  legal  Sunday  opening  in  New  Jersey.  There 
will  be  outlined  also  a  plan  of  procedure  for  the  purpose 
of  nullifying  the  16-year  children's  admissioh  law.  Other 
matters  of  importance  to  state  exhibitors  will  be  taken  up. 
The  session  will  not  be  a  long  one,  and  business  will  be 
expedited.  Following  the  session  there  will  be  a  luncheon 
served  at  the  hotel,  and  if  a  sufficient  number  of  exhibitors 
are  on  hand  there  will  be  a  beefsteak  dinner  instead  of  a 
luncheon.  New  Jersey  exhibitors  reading  this  article  who 
did  not  read  President  Robinson's  ideas  in  last  week's  issue 
are  especially  advised  to  do  so. 

FOLKS  ORDINANCE  BEFORE  MAYOR   GAYNOR. 

Attitude  of  New  York's  Chief  Executive  Indicates  That  He 

May  Veto  Censorship  Joker  Attached  to  the  Bill. 

A  HEARING  on  the  Folks  ordinance,  was  held  in  the  pres- 
ence of  Hon.  Wm.  J.  Gaynor,  Mayor  of  New  York,  at 
the  City  Hall,  Tuesday,  Dec.  24.  This  bill  was  passed  by 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  on  Dec.  16.  It  contains  a  number  of 
clauses  dealing  with  structural  improvements  vvhich,  if  the 
measure  becomes  a  law,  will  benefit  the  exhibition  business  of 
the  city  immensely.  It  will  be  of  particular  benefit  to  the  smaller 
exhibitors  who  are  at  present  obliged  to  limit  their  seating 
capacity  to  299,  inasmuch  as  it  will  set  the  maximum  seating 
capacity  of  exhibition  halls,  not  classed  as  theaters,  at  600. 
Another  of  the  good  features  of  the  bill  is  that  it  automatically 
does  away  with  cheap  vaudeville.  At  the  last  moment  a  censor- 
ship clause  was  tacked  on  to  the  ordinance  by  Alderman  Dow- 
ling ;  evidently  with  the  intention  of  rendering  the  bill  un- 
constitutional. 

Those  who  spoke  in  favor  of  the  censorship  clause  were 
Canon  Chase,  of  Brooklyn;  Wm.  J.  Morrison,  president  Brook- 
lyn Teachers  Assn.  J.  Lewis  Hartsock,  of  the  Methodist  Min- 
isters Assn. ;  George  R.  Brennan  of  the  Brooklyn  Young  Re- 
publican Club;  Mrs.  Gilbert  H.  Montague,  Women's  Municipal 
League;  Dr.  Walter  Laidlaw,  Secretary  of  the  Federation  of 
Churches,  and  the  Rev.  Charles  H.  Gilbert  of  the  Social  Service 
Committee  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Diocese  of  New  York. 
A  letter  from  Cardinal  Farley  in  favor  of  the  clause  was  also 
read.  Those  speaking  against  the  clause  were  Alderman  Folks, 
who  introduced  the  bill;  Joseph  M.  Price  of  the  Recreation 
Alliance  and  Michael  J.  Furst,  member  of  the  Mayor's  Com- 
mittee. It  is  probable,  from  the  Mayor's  remarks,  that  he 
will  sign  the  structural  parts  of  the  ordinance  and  veto  the  cen- 
sorship clause. 

During  the  hearing  the  Mayor  expressed  opinions  that  are 
greatly  to  his  credit.  They  show  him  to  be  a  man  of  broad 
mind  and  human  principles.  He  seems  to  he  quite  well  aware 
that  the  general  public  wants  the  motion  picture,  and  it  is  en- 
tirely believable  that  much  of  the  censure  that  he  has  endured 
has  come  from  agitators  with  axes  to  grind,  and  that  they  have 
reviled  him  because  he  has  refused  to  turn  the  grindstone  for 
them.  There  is  wisdom  in  what  he  had  to  say,  which  follows 
in  part: 

"Our  forefathers  abolished  the  censorship  and  declared  for 
freedom  of  speech  and  a  free  press.  Now,  apparently,  you 
want  all  these  things  and  yet  you  are  arguing  for  a  specific  cen- 
sorship. Have  we  the  right  and  the  power  to  censor  pictures 
in  this  way'  If  we  carried  it  (the  censorship  of  pictures)  out, 
wouldn't  we  have  a  right  to  say  what  pictures  should  appear 
in  the  press?  The  Constitution  of  the  State  says:  'No  law 
shall  be  passed  to  restrain  or  abridge  the  liberty  of  speech  or 
of  the  press.'  I  haven't  any  objection  to  this  ordinance,  but  it's 
a  new  thing.  An  attempt  to  censor  the  press  has  never  been 
made  in  this  State.  If  this  ordinance  is  legal  here  it  may  be 
equally  applicable  to  the  press  if  the  Aldermen  choose  to  pass 
it.  For  all  I  know  this  ordinance  might  deprive  us  of  a  per- 
sonal liberty." 

The  Mayor,  also  indicated  his  disbelief  in  the  theory  that 
boys  are  driven  to  crime  bv  the  things  they  see  in  the  shows. 
President  William  J.  Morrison  of  the  Brooklyn  Teachers'  As- 
sociation,  produced   two    revolvers,   two   knives   and    a   pair   of 


handcuffs  taken  from  boys  in  his  school  who  were  addicted  to 
the  "movie''  habit. 

"One  of  these  knives,"  he  said,  "was  used  to  stab  another 
boy;  and  this  pistol  was  used  by  six  boys  who  had  just  wit- 
nessed a  holdup  scene  in  moving  pictures.  One  of  them  said : 
'Let's  grab  bags.'  The  boys  then  went  out,  held  up  a  little  girl 
and  seized  her  pocketbook.  I  think  that  is  evidence  enough  as 
to  the  cause  of  crime  in  that  case." 

"Are  you  sure  such  things  as  that  done  by  boys  are  caused 
by  moving  pictures?"  asked  Mr.  Gaynor.  "I  am  not  at  all  sure 
of  it.     When  I  was  a  boy  we  used  to  do  them  too." 

The  censorship  clause,  introduced  by  Alderman  Dowling  pro- 
vided that  the  Board  of  Education  should  be  given  the  power 
to  censor  all  motion  pictures.  Immediately  the  question  of  the 
legality  of  such  a  proceeding  was  raised  on  the  introduction  of 
the  amendment  by  Alderman  Marx.  He  pointed  out  definitely 
that  the  Board  of  Aldermen  has  no  right,  legally  or  otherwise, 
to  prescribe  new  duties  for  the  Board  of  Education.  He  is 
right  on  that  point,  and  Alderman  Folks  did  not  oppose  the 
amendment  very  strenuously,  knowing  that  the  Mayor  has 
power,  under  Section  40  of  the  City  Charter,  to  sign  the 
original  bill  and  veto  the  censorship  clause.  He  is  relying 
upon  the  good  sense  of  the  Mayor  to  see  through  this  trans- 
parent effort  to  invalidate  the  ordinance  and  veto  the  joker 
while  signing:  the  measure  as  originally  drafted.  The  Mayor's 
remarks  signify  quite  clearly  that  he  will  do  this,  therefore  the 
general  run  of  New  York  exhibitors  "should  not  worry,"  and 
to  all  appearances  they  are  not. 


A  PROTEST  THAT   FAILED. 

Chief  of  Custortis  Halstead  Declines  to  Hold  Up  "The 

Miracle." 

The  attempt  of  Mr.  A.  H.  Woods,  the  theatrical  agent  and 
producer,  to  stop  the  importation  into  this  country  of  more 
copies  of  "The  Miracle,"  the  well-known  mystery  play  in  moving 
pictures,  has  failed  signally  according  to  dispatches  from  Wash- 
ington. It  appears  that  Mr.  Woods  claimed  the  sole  and  exclu- 
sive right  to  a  moving  picture  representation  of  the  famous  old 
legend.  On  his  protest  three  new  prints  of  The  Miracle  con- 
signed to  Henry  G.  Schultz  of  the  New  York  Film  Company 
were  held  up  by  the  custom  house  authorities  and  Mr.  Schultz 
was  invited  to  attend  a  hearing  before  the  Chief  of  the  Cus- 
toms, Mr.  Halstead.  Mr.  Schultz  was  heard  at  length.  He  con- 
ceded that  Woods  had  in  July  of  this  year  registered  a  dramatic 
production  which  he  called  "The  Miracle."  "It  is  entirely  pos- 
sible, though  .wholly  bootless  to  register,  say  the  story  of  Gene- 
sis as  a  dramatic  production.  That  would  not  prevent  any 
man  from  filming  the  story  of  Genesis.  I  have  brought  with 
me  and  now  submit  to  you  the  Grimm  edition  of  "The  Glories 
of  Mary,"  by  St.  Alphonsus  de  Liguori.  By  looking  at  page 
197  of  the  first  volume  you  will  find  the  complete  story  of  The 
Miracle.  St.  Alphonsus  wrote  it  in  1750,  and  he  drew  his  in- 
formation from  The  Lives  of  the  Saints  by  the  Bollandists,  who 
started  their  work  in  the  early  part  of  the  seventeenth  century 
and  drew  their  information  from  numberless  old  legends  ante- 
dating the  invention  of  printing." 

Chief  of  Customs  Halstead  decided  to  instruct  the  New  York 
Custom  House  to  release  the  protested  films.  The  Miracle  has 
been  exhibited  by  a  number  of  large  theaters  in  all  sections  of 
the  country.  The  attorney  of  Mr.  Woods  has  made  some  threats, 
but  no  actual  interference  was  attempted  anywhere. 


WARNING  TO  CHICAGO  EXHIBITORS! 

The  Masko  Film  Company  informs  us  that  an  unauthorized 
person,  named  Booth,  has  offered  to  book  their  four  reel  pro- 
duction of  Blanche  Walsh  in  "Resurrection"  with  exhibitors  in 
Chicago  and  vicinity.  As  this  picture  is  fully  protected  by 
United  States  copyright,  exhibitors  are  liable  to  heavy  damages 
under  the  law  if  the  film  be  rented  from  an  unauthorized  per- 
son. 

The  exhibitor  can  be  of  great  service  to  the  manufacturer 
if  he  will  compel  the  State  right  owner  to  exhibit  his  authority 
before  booking  a  State  right  feature.  All  manufacturers  give 
such  written  authority  to  their  State  right  owners  and  the  latter 
would  only  be  too  pleased  to  exhibit  same.  The  authorized 
owners  of  Blanche  Walsh  in  "Resurrection"  in  the  City  of  Chi- 
cago are  the  M.  &  F.  Feature  Film  Service. 


NEW  THEATER  AT  SOUTHINGTON,  CONN. 

D.  O.  Coleman  opened  a  new  600-seat  house  devoted  exclu- 
sively to  pictures  at  Southington,  Conn.,  on  Saturday,  De- 
cember 28th.  He  purchased,  through  J.  H.  Hallberg,  a 
Power's  6-A  with  Hallberg  Standard  A.  C.  Economizer;  a 
two-machine  asbestos  booth  and  a  full  line  of  supplies.  Mr. 
Hallberg  also  shipped  a  Power's  6-A  to  B.  E.  'Wilson,  New 
Hartford,  N.  Y.,  and  a  Motiograph  to  H.  Mulkey,  Clarendon, 
Texas. 


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"OUTWITTING  A   RIVAL"   (Great   Northern). 

The  genuine  humor  incorporated  in  this  comedy  is  cal- 
culated to  make  a  strong  appe;il  lo  lovers  of  this  form  of 
entertainment.  The  makers  claim  that  it  is  one  of  the  best 
they  have  produced,  and  the  Great  Northern  Company  has 
presented  many  of  the  sterling  brand.  During  a  visit  to 
America,  the  family  of  Mr.  Johnson,  a  wealthy  German 
manufacturer,  meet  an  American  who  is  possessed  of  con- 
siderable money  and  whose  name  is  Anderson.  Alice  is 
the  only  daughter  of  the  Johnson  household  and  is  in  love 
with  Mark,  who  is  a  journalist  and  blessed  with  an  abun- 
dance of  good  looks.  Soon  after  the  return  of  the  Johnsons 
from  their  American  tour,  they  receive  a  telegram  from 
Anderson,  the  American,  apprising  them  of  the  fact  that  he 
has  just  arrived  from  America  and  intends  paying  them  a 
visit.  Soon  thereafter  he  sends  a  photograph  of  himself, 
so  that  Alice  may  more  closely  study  the  features  of  the 
man  who  is  about  to  propose  for  her  hand.  Mrs.  Johnson 
is  delighted,  but  Alice  and  her  father  never  have  had 
any  great  regard  for  the  American  suitor.     As  may  well  be 


sensibilities.  He  is  ejected  by  Mark,  the  young  journalist, 
and  after  mamma  has  given  her  consent,  papa  Johnson 
grants  the  customary  paternal  blessing  to  Mark  and  Alice, 
"Bless  You,  My  Children."     Anderson  does  pot  return. 


Scene  from  "Outwitting  a  Rival"  (Great  Northern). 

imagined,  Mark,  the  journalist,  is  chagrined  and  disturbed 
in  mind.  While  he  is  paying  a  visit  to  the  Johnson  home 
the  father,  mother  and  daughter  excuse  themselves  and 
leave  him  alone  while  they  go  to  the  railway  station  to  meet 
Anderson.  Mark  is  struck  with  a  happy  idea.  He  sends  a 
wire  to  Anderson  in  care  of  the  station  master  in  one  of 
the  towns  the  latter  must  pass  through  requesting  him  to 
alight  at  Junction  station,  some  four  or  five  miles  away. 
Then  he  sends  word  to  his  friend  Lund,  an  actor,  to  come 
to  him  in  all  haste.  The  conspiracy  is  soon  hatched.,  Lund 
is  shown  the  photograph  of  Anderson  and  proceeds  to  make 
up  to  resemble  him.  When  he  has  finished,  the  likeness  is 
remarkable. 

Anderson  follows  instructions  and  gets  off  at  Junction 
station,  but  he  finds  no  one  to  greet  him.  He  waits  for  an 
hour  or  more  and  then  resumes  his  journey  to  the  city  in 
which  the  Johnsons  reside.  In  the  meantime  Johnson,  his 
wife  and  daughter  have  grown  tired  of  waiting  for  the 
American  and  return  to  their  home.  Shortly  after  their  ar- 
rival Lund,  the  actor,  appears  and  is  greeted  as  Anderson. 
He  has  been  in  the  house  but  a  few  minutes  when  he  pro- 
ceeds to  drink  all  the  liquor  in  sight,  embrace  Mrs.  Johnson, 
overturn  vases  and  otherwise  make  a  spectacle  of  himself. 
.'Kfter  a  time  he  is  ejected  and  Mrs.  Johnson  is  obliged  to 
admit  that  her  choice  of  a  husband  for  her  daughter  has  been 
a  mistake.  Then  Anderson  finds  his  way  into  the  family 
home  and  the  reception  he  receives  is  calculated  to  jar  his 


"THE  HEIRESS."  (Essanay). 

Of  all  the  comedy  films  released  for  the  last  few  months- 
the  "Heiress"  is  without  a  doubt  one  of  the  best.  The  situa- 
tions are  unique,  the  portrayal  excellent  and  the  plot  ex- 
ceedingly  interesting. 

Jimmy,  the  impecunious,  arrives  at  the  club,  where  his- 
fellow  members  are  engaged  in  a  game  of  cards.  He  helps 
himself  to  a  cigarette  and  borrows  a  five  spot  from  one  of 
the  boys  in  the  same  breath.  Paxter,  a  fellow  club  member, 
receives  a  message  from  the  family  doctor,  stating  that  he  had 
better  return  to  his  home  immediately.  Arriving  at  home 
he  sends  a  message  to  the  boys  at  the  club,  telling  them  that 
the  heiress  has  arrived  and,  that  some  of  the  nice  marriage- 
able fellows  had  better  come  up  and  meet  her.  Enthused 
with  the  spirit  of  being  "near  uncles,"  they  buy  everything 
from  a  rattle  to  a  rocking  horse,  and  with   the  cargo  under 


Scene  from  "The   Heiress"    (Essanay). 

their  arms,  swarm  in  upon  the  new  father.  In  their  excite- 
ment, they  leave  the  message  on  the  table  at  the  club.  Jimmy 
picks  it  up  and  returning  to  his  home,  dresses  for  the  un- 
usual occasion  of  meeting  an  "heiress."  Out  of  funds,  he 
returns  to  the  club,  where  he  makes  a  small  touch.  Return- 
ing to  his  home  again,  Jimmy  takes  all  of  his  eartlily  belong- 
ings and  proceeds  to  a  pawn  shop  with  them.  He  then  calls 
at  Baxter's  home  and,  mistaking  the  maid  for  the  heiress, 
invites  her  out  to  dine.  With  his  roll  of  hard  earned  money 
be  buys  the  best  of  everything  for  her  from  soup  to  wine. 
Mason,  one  of  the  club  members,  sees  Jimmy  and  the  girl, 
and  tells  Baxter  about  it.  They  all  go  to  the  restaurant, 
where  Jimmy  introduces  the  girl  to  his  friends  as  his  fiancee. 
Baxter  invites  them  all  to  his  home.  The  second  maid 
brings  in  the  baby  and,  the  proud  father  introduces  the  baby 
to  Jimmy  as  the  heiress,  and  explains  that  the  young  lady 
Jimmy  has  been  dining  with  is  his  maid.  Realizing  his 
terrible  mistake,  Jimmy  dashes  madly  from  the  house,  leav- 
ing behind  a  heart-broken  imaginary  heiress,  and  a  hilarious - 
congregation  of  club  colleagues. 

John    Steppling    portrays    the    part    of    Jimmy    in    a    most 
pleasing  manner.     E.   H.   Calvert  as  the  proud   father  of  the 
heiress,    distinguishes    himself    admirably.      The    story    is    an  > 
absolute  laugh  of  a  thousand  feet. 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE  WORLD 


63 


A  Frontier  Providence 

By  George  Blaisdell. 

1^  this  two-reel  Bison  subject  Otis  Turner  has  -produced 
something  that  is  as  novel  as  it  is  thrilling  in  the  way 
of  Western  melodrama.  To  be  sure,  a  Bison  director 
is  in  possession  of  a  rare  cfjuipnient  for  the  doing  of  big 
things.  There  are  good  i)eople  to  call  out  for  the  leads,  there 
are  cavalrymen,  and  there  are  Indians,  red  ones,  grim,  stolid; 
there  are  wonderful  rolling  grassy  landscapes  and  wooded 
mountain  sides  every  detail  of  which  under  the  matchless 
California  sun  and  in  tlie  crystal  atmosphere  is  sharply 
defined. 

"A- Frontier  Providence"  has  many  strong  situations.  The 
strongest,  of  course,  is  wdiere  the  two  men,  one  of  them  dis- 
abled, and  a  woman  take  refuge  in  a  cabin  against  the  at- 
tacking Indians,  who  from  a  hill  behind  the  house  hurl 
down  upon  the  roof  great  stones  and  burning  brands.  The 
red  men  are  cautious  of  exposing  themselves.  If  in  the  open, 
they  are  always  running.  They  comport  themselves  as  would 
men  who  have  respect  for  ball  cartridges  as  distinguished 
from  the  blank  sort.  There  is  real  Indian  atmosphere.  The 
statement  holds  equally  good  of  the  situation  outside  of  the 
hotel,  where  the  settlers  and  the  Indians  are  grouped  about 
the  quarreling  ranch  owner  and  the  intoxicated  Indian  chief. 

In  the  cast  there  is  to  be  noted  a  circumstance  that  lends 
realism  and  interest — mother  and  daughter  are  portrayed 
by  a  mother  and  her  daughter — Eugenia  Forde  and  Victoria 


Scene    from   "A    Frontier    Providence"    (Bison). 

Forde.  There  will  be  those  who,  unaware  of  the  actual 
relationship  existing  between  these  two  fine  actresses,  will 
feel  inclined  to  believe  the  woinan  portraying  the  mother  too 
young  for  the  part;  which  will  go  to  prove  that  it  is  unsafe 
to  be  too  set  in  our  judgments.  Charles  Inslee  well  sus- 
tains the  part  of  Bill  French,  the  ranch  owner  who  makes 
all  the  trouble.  E.  E.  Thilbrook  is  a  convincingly  true-to-life 
ranch   hand.     Harry  Tenbrook  has  the  role   of   Young  Bear. 

Tom,  a  ranch  hand,  meets  Edna  Lee  carrying  a  pail  of 
water  from  the  well.  In  a  short  dialogue  we  see  that  the 
two  are  in  love.  Tom  rides  away  and  Edna  starts  to  the 
house.  French  appears  and  offers  to  carry  the  pail.  The 
girl  refuses  to  permit  him.  French  attempts  to  embrace 
Edna.  Tom,  riding  back,  interferes  and  French  is  knocked 
down.  The  ranch  owner  in  ugly  mood  goes  to  the  village, 
enters  the  saloon,  invites  everybody  in  and  gets  into  an 
argument  with  the  chief,  who  has  declared  himself  in  on 
the  invitation.  The  old  Indian  is  thrown  out.  His  son  tries 
to  pacify  him,  but  fails.  Later  the  quarrel  is  renewed  and 
the  chief  is  shot.  Young  Bear,  now  chief,  calls  his  followers 
to  war  as  soon  as  his  father  is  buried  according  to  the  Indian 
custom. 

Edna,  with  her  father  and  mother,  start  for  the  town  in 
the  wagon.  Tom,  setting  out  to  get  stock,  bids  the  three 
goodby.  .\t  the  brow  of  a  hill  he  sees  the  Indians  coming 
and  hurries  back  to  warn  the  Lees.  It  does  not  take  Tom 
long  to  reach  them,  as  there  has  been  a  very  lively  runaway, 
the  wagon  has  broken  in  two  and  the  father  sustained  a 
broken  leg.  The  injured  man  is  helped  to  a  cabin  nearby. 
Edna  takes  Tom's  horse  and  rides  for  help,  her  lover 
remaining  with  the  father  and  mother.  While  the  redmen 
are  attacking  the  cabin  from  all  sides,  keeping  a  discreet 
distance,  Edna  rides  until  her  horse,  covered  with  foam, 
collapses.     French  comes  upon  her,  but  declines  to  give  her 


his  horse  that  she  may  continue  her  way  to  the  fort.  He 
will  help  lier  only  if  she  will  marry  him  first.  In  her  terror 
she  agrees  and  climbs  to  the  back  of  French's  horse.  The 
two  go  to  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  are  married.  Then  the 
alariTi  is  given  and  the  troops  set  out. 

Back  at  the  cabin  there  are  stirring  scenes.  Young 
Bear,  impatient  at  the  failure  of  his  men  to  capture  the  tliree 
defenders  of  the  cabin,  gets  to  the  roof  and  is  tumbled  into 
the  cabin  through  a  shot  from  Tom.  The  Indian  is  disarmed. 
When  the  troops  approach  the  Indians  retire.  Young  Bear 
remains  unnoticed.  With  the  troops  are  the  two  just  married. 
Edna  confesses  to  Tom  what  she  has  done.  The  Indian  has 
been  getting  around  behind  French.  He  has  picked  up  a 
knife.  As  the  ranch  owner  turns  he  sees  the  Indian  about  to 
strike.     His  pistol  is  just  too  late.     The  two  fall  together. 

The  indications  are  that  Tom  will  marry  a  widow  if  not 
a  maid. 


"THE  MEXICAN  SPY"   (Lubin). 

The  Mexican  Spy  is  a  two-reel  special  to  be  released  by  the 
Lubin  Company,  January  17th.  It  is  a  dramatic  story  typical 
of  the  army  life  of  Mexico  and  the  L'nited  States.  Tfie  scenes 
are  laid  on  the  border  and  constitute  a  powerful  lesson 
against  gambling,  which  is  only  too  common  among  the 
officers.  The  picture  is  made  with  every  attention  to  tlie 
local    and    military    atmosphere    of    the    two    republics. 

Mary  Lee,  the  daughter  of  the  paymaster,  is  in  love  with  Col- 
onel Loring's  son,  Tom,  he  is  a  reckless  chap  given  to  gambling 
and  other  bad   habits.      Marv   endeavors   to  reform   him,   but 


Scene  from  "A  Mexican  Spy"  (Lubin). 

unsuccessfully.  At  last  Tom  steals  $5,000  from  the  paymaster's 
safe  to  pay  a  gambling  debt  to  Senor  Luis  Rivera,  who  is  a 
Mexican  spy.  Rivera  offers  to  return  the  money  if  Tom  will 
steal  the  plans  of  the  fortifications  from  the  office  of  the  Col- 
onel. The  deal  is  made  and  Tom  secures  the  plans.  Mary 
discovers  the  treason  and  by  pledging  her  jewels  gives  her 
lover  the  money,  and  forces  him  to  return  the  papers.  Tom 
later  joins  the  army  on  the  border  and  Mary  receives  an  ap- 
pointment as  a  Red  Cross  nurse.  One  day  she  is  sent  to  a 
distant  point  and  when  the  wagon  pulls  up  for  the  trip  she 
finds  that  Tom  is  the  driver.  The  wagon  is  attacked  by  Mexi- 
cans with  Rivera  in  command.  A  battle  ensues  in  which  Tom 
is  badly  wounded,  but  ^Mary  nurses  him  back  to  life.  For 
bravery  he  is  made  a  lieutenant,  and  for  love  wins  his  old  sweet- 
heart. 


64 


THE   MOVING  PICTURE  WORLD 


"LOVE    UNCONQUERABLE"    (C.    G.    P.    C)- 

In  another  sketch  written  by  himself,  Max  Linder  is  with 
us  again  and  sure  to  provide  his  many  friends  with  an  op- 
portunity to  enjoy  twenty  minutes  of  good,  hearty  laughter. 
The  film,  entitled  "Love  Unconquerable,"  is  in  a  way  a  sequel 
to  the  very  successful  "Unskillful  Skater,"  and  like  the  latter 
is  produced  by  C.  G.  P.  C.     It  will  be  released  January  7th. 

Max,  a  struggling  artist  with  a  joyous  disposition,  wins  the 
love  of  Aimee  La  Farge.  However,  he  has  yet  to  win  the 
consent  of  Aimee's  father,  a  retired  banker,  and  this  proves 
to  be  a  difficult  job.  The  old  gentleman  flatly  refuses  to 
consider  Max's  application  for  membership  in  his  family  and 
Max  decides  to  win  by  persistency.  Wherever  Aimee  and 
her  father  are,  there  also  is  Max  much  to  La  Farge's  uncon- 
cealed  annoyance.      The   old   man '  has    a   bright    idea   to   rid 


Scene  from  "Love  Unconquerable"  (C.  S.  P.  C). 

himself  of  Max.  He  hurriedly  informs  his  daughter  that 
they  are  to  start  immediately  for  the  Alps.  On  the  ice  at  the 
mountain  resort  La  Farge  is  awkwardly  skating  with  his 
daughter  when  he  collides  with — Max.  Both  men  get  to  their 
feet  and  flounder  around  with  their  arms  about  each  other. 
It  is  in  this  scene  that  Max  shows  the  cleverness  that  has 
made  him  deservedly  popular. 

The  following  morning,  bright  and  early,  the  banker  takes 
his  daughter  with  him  on  a  mountain  climbing  expedition. 
At  a  high  point  he  slips  and  falls.  Aimee  screams  for  help 
and  her  call  is  answered  by — Max.  Max  proves  that  he  is  a 
business  man  as  well  as  a  hero  when  he  extracts  the  old 
man's  promise  to  give  his  consent  to  the  marriage  in  payment 
for  his  rescue. 

Comedy  is  the  life  of  any  program  and  good  comedy  is 
rare,  therefore  you  should  book  this  film  on  January  7th. 


EXCHANGE  MEN  ORGANIZE. 

There  have  been  several  meetings  held  in  Chicago  by 
a  number  of  exchange  men,  who  have  formed  an  organization 
to  be  known  as  the  Independent  Exchange  Company.  ^  The 
purposes  of  the  organization,  as  outlined  by  its  president, 
William  H.  Qldknow,  are  solely  of  a  protective  nature.  Noth- 
ing of  a  radical  nature  is  intended. 

"It  is  true  that  various  exchange  men  from  throughout  the 
country  have  organized,"  said  Mr.  Qldknow,  "but  the  state- 
ment that  we  anticipate  withdrawing  from  the  ranks  of 
those  buying  from  the  Universal  Film  Company  is  absolutely 
without  foundation  and  is  unauthorized.  Our  organization 
is  one  which  has  been  formed  for  the  sole  purpose  of  pro- 
tection and  for  the  general  improvement  of  the  exchange  busi- 
ness and  all  concerned.  There  is  absolutely  no  disaflfection 
with  the  service  we  are  now  securing  from  the  Universal 
Company,  and,  quite  to  the  contrary,  we  are  proud  of  the 
programme  we  are  now  privileged  to  offer." 

Mr.  Oldknow,  Mr.  Frank  Bailey,  of  Butte,  Mont.,  Mr.  Bert 
Crumpacker,  of  Seattle,  and  Sol  Lesser  of  San  Francisco  have 
been  in  New  York  for  the  past  week  looking  over  the  sit- 
uation. 


IMPORTANT  FOR  JERSEY  EXHIBITORS. 

The  True  Feature  Company  having  acquired  the  New  Jersey 
rights  for  the  exhibition  of  The  Miracle  will  be  glad  to  hear 
from  Jersey  exhibitors  with  a  view  to  booking.  Complete  in- 
formation and  sample  paper  may  be  had  on  application  to  The 
True  Feature  Companv,  Box  219  Madison  Square  Station,  New 
York  City. 


"BRONCHO  BILLY  AND  1  HE  MAID"  (Essanay). 

Mr.  G.  M.  Anderson  in  his  world  famous  character  creation 
of  "Broncho  Billy,"  distinguishes  himself  admirably  in  the 
story  of  "Broncho  Billy  and  the  Maid."  Jim  Clay,  a  rough 
Western  ranchman,  kisses  his  beautiful  daughter  goodbye, 
and  departs  for  the  town  saloon.  Entering,  he  sees  four 
of  his  comrades  finishing  a  game  of  cards.  Broncho  Billy, 
one  of  them,  wins  all  the  money.  Clay  exits  and  seats  himself 
on  a  barrel  in  front  of  the  place.  Jironcho,  with  his  winnings, 
ueparts  from  the  saloon,  meets  Clay  and  together  they  pro- 
ceed to  the  ranchman's  home.  Broncho  is  introduced  to 
Clay's  daugliter,  who  at  the  time  of  their  arrival  is  pre- 
paring the  rioon  day  meal.  The  ranchman  and  Broncho 
engage  in  a  game  of  cards.  Broncho  detects  Davis  taking 
some  cards  from  his  boot.  A  fight  ensues  in  which  the  ranch- 
man   is    shot    in    the    head    and    Broncho    in    the    leg.      The 


Scene   from   "Broncho   Billy   and   the   Maid"    (Essanay). 

daughter  hearing  the  tumult,  rushes  into  the  room  to  aid  her 
father.  Broncho  has  escaped.  Crawling  on  his  hands  and 
knees  he  finally  reaches  the  stable  where  he  manages  to 
climb  into  an  oat  bin.  The  girl,  thinking  only  of  her  wounded 
father,  secures  a  revolver,  and  tracks  Broncho  by  the  drops 
of  blood.  Finding  him  in  an  exhausted  condition,  she  drags 
him  into  a  store-cellar  and  washes  and  bandages  his  wound. 
Later,  when  Broncho  has  almost  recovered  from  his  wound, 
she  gives  him  a  revolver  and  tells  him  to  go.  Clay  swears 
vengeance.  Seeing  Broncho  leave  the  cellar  he  rushes  after 
him.  His  daughter,  fearful  of  her  father's  safetj'.  because  of 
Broncho's  quick  draw,  intervenes  and  prevents  him  from 
being  shot.  She  then  tells  her  father  that  she  loves  Broncho. 
Seeing  that  it  would  be  madness  to  bear  grievance  against 
Broncho,  Clay  shakes  hands  with  him  and  the  feud  is  ended. 
Superlative  features  as  the  above  are  aristocratical  in  every 
detail.  This  production  is  booked  for  release  Saturday, 
January  4th. 


Archibald  Mac.A.rthur,  Jr.,  who  has  been  in  Chicago  for 
the  past  two  months  for  the  Moving  Picture  World,  was 
in  New  York  for  the  Christmas  holidays.  He  returned  to 
Chicago,  Friday,  December  27th. 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


65 


PALEY   RELIEF   FUND. 

Repeated  attention  has  been  called  by  the  Moving  Picture 
World  to  the  unfortunate  condition  of  that  famous  veteran 
of  the  motion  picture  business  Mr.  William  Paley,  who  is 
now  crippled  and  destitute  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  and  de- 
pendent upon  the  favor  of  friends.  As  before  told  in  the 
World  Mr.  Palej'  met  with  an  accident  while  in  the  employ 
of  the  Nestor  Company,  the  result  of  which  has  been  weeks 
of  suffering  and  the  loss  of  a  foot.  In  this  crippled  condition 
it  is  hardly  possible  that  he  will  be  able  to  continue  in  the 
harness.  Mr.  Paley  is  about  65  years  old  and  has  a  wife 
of  about  the  same  age  dependent  upon  him.  It  is  an  un- 
fortunate condition  but  one  that  can  be  lightened  by  his 
friends.  The  Moving  Picture  World  is  pleased  to  say  that 
some  of  these  have  already  come  to  his  assistance.  The 
following  is  a  list  of  contributions  known  to  The  World: 

Mr.    Nicholas    Power $100.00 

Reel    Club    (Los  Angeles) loo.oo 

David    Horsley    25.00 

Moving    Picture    World 25.00 

Staff  of   Moving  Picture   World 25.00 

Biograph   Studio    (New   York) 10.00 

Lawrence     Griffiths     $10.00 

G.    W.    B 1.00 

Wm.  G.   Stuart So 

W.    C.   C 50 

W,    C.    Robinson 50 

G.    Cause    50 

R.    Her    50 

B.  Brown    SO 

E.  Nultz     so 

T.    Dillon    50 

J.    A.    Waldern 50 

Anonymous    50     Total,  $16.00 

Kalem  Studio: 

S.    Lawrence    2.00 

F.  A.   Dobson 2.00 

T.    Moon    50 

O.   Zangrilli    50     Total,     $5.00 

Reliance  Studio: 

E.    Shulter    1.00 

E.    Wynard    50 

Flora    Lyman    50 

C.  H.    VVeston •. 1. 00 

T.    Koeler    50 

A.  F.   Mays so     Total,  $4.00 

Dr.    R.   R.    Reed 5.00 

W.  H.   Swanson 5.00 

J.    E.    Brulatour 5.00 

S.    M.    Jacobi 5.00 

P.   A.   Powers 5.00 

A.  W.  Tarns i.oo 

Total    $3 1 1 .00 

Many  of  the  above  contributions  have  been  collected  by  Mr. 
S.  M.  Jacobi,  an  old  friend  of  Mr.  Paley.  who  has  given  con- 
siderable time  to  the  matter.  Those  who  wish  to  contribute 
to  the  assistance  of  Mr.  Paley  may  communicate  with  the 
Moving  Picture  World. 


"LIFE  OF  BUFFALO  BILL"  CLEANING  UP. 

According  to  reports  received  from  the  Buflfalo  Bill  and 
Pawnee  Bill  Film  Company,  the  "Life  of  Buffalo  Bill"  has 
re-awakened  great  interest  in  western  productions  of  a  his- 
torical nature.  One  of  the  state  right  buyers,  Joseph  Gon- 
dos,  who  has  bought  three  states  so  far,  writes  that  he  is 
playing  to  record-breaking  houses.  The  picture  seems  to 
appeal  chiefly  to  school  children.  In  several  towns  where 
Mt.  Gondos  has  shown,  the  principals'  and  teachers  of  the 
schools  have  arranged  for  the  children  to  see  the  "Life  of 
Buffalo  Bill"  after  school  hours.  Mr.  Gondos  made  a  spe- 
cial arrangement  with  several  lecturers  of  the  different  towns, 
and  in  that  way  introduced  the  life  of  the  scout  to  the  chil- 
dren. Reports  from  California  and  eastern  territory  seem 
to  verify  the  statements  of  the  popularity  of  the  life  of  the 
scout.  In  the  city  of  Boston  the  same  tactics  were  pursued. 
School  children  were  permitted  to  see  the  pictures  and  to 
hear  a  lecture  on  the  life  of  Buffalo  Bill,  with  the  result  that 
in  the  evening  the  theaters  were  jammed. 


GATES— GENEZ. 


Harvey  Harris  Gates,  a  critical  writer  on  the  Dramatic 
Mirror,  was  married  on  Saturday,  December  21st,  to  Miss 
Lucy  Genez  of  West  Hoboken,  N.  J.  The  ceremony  was 
held  at  the  home  of  the  bride's  parents.  In  the  evening 
there  was  a  merry  gathering  at  Mouquin's  in  celebration  of 
the  event.  Mr.  Gates,  while  young  in  years,  is  doing  work 
that  is  receiving  much  favorable  comment.  He  and  his 
bride  will  have  the  best  wishes  of  a  host  of  friends  in  the 
moving  picture  industry.  The  match,  which  is  said  to  be 
the  culmination  of  a  bit  of  romance,  is  a  peculiarly  happy 
one,  as  Mrs.  Gates  is  not  only  an  accomplished  musician 
but  has  marked  literary  tastes. 


VITAGRAPH  NOTES. 

The  Vitagraph  Company's  staff  of  directors  has  been  aug- 
mented by  Robert  North,  who  was  employed  as  a  stage  director 
at  the  New  Theater,  New  York  City.  He  is  a  man  with  years 
of  experience  in  matters  theatrical,  and  his  ability  has  already 
been  displayed  in  the  production  of  several  of  the,  recent  Vita- 
graph  portrayals. 

Bert  Angeles  is  another  addition  to  the  directorate  of  the  Vita- 
graph.  He  has  had  exceedingly  broad  experience  as  director  for 
Frohman,  Belasco,  Klaw  &  Erlanger  and  numerous  other  theat- 
rical concerns.  He  is  doing  excellent  work,  displaying  remark- 
able skill  in  the  pictures  he  has  completed. 

Jean,  the  Vitagraph  dog,  is  the  proud  mother  of  si.x  puppies, 
two  daughters  and  four  sons.  Mr.  Trimble,  the  Vitagraph  direc- 
tor and  owner  of  Jean,  is  very  much  elated  at  this  latest  addition 
to  the  stock  company. 

Director  Fred  Thomson  has  the  distinction  of  producing  a  pic- 
ture possessing  more  variety  in  scenery  than  anything  which  has 
heretofore  been  produced.  One  of  the  scenes  was  taken  of  Tif- 
fany's on  Fifth  avenue,  another  on  Forty-second  street  and 
Broadway,  and  still  another  on  Thirty-fourth  street.  The  picture 
then  turns  attention  to  several  of  the  West  Side  streets  in  the 
center  of  the  red  light  district.  The  picture  gives  a  very  realistic 
portrayal  of  life  on  upper  Broadway  in  the  glare  and  glamour 
of  the  great  white  lights. 

All  the  employees  of  the  Vitagraph  Company  were  made  happy 
the  day  before  Christmas  by  the  presentation  of  a  good-sized 
turkey  and  some  other  appropriate  remembrance  which  tended 
very  materially  to  making  their  Christmas  a  very  merry  one. 


TWO  MORE  CONVERTS. 

Everywhere  public  oflicials  and  educators  are  awakening 
to  the  possibilities  of  the  moving  pictures  as  a  means  of 
instructing  large  bodies  of  people.  Two  of  the  latest  con- 
verts are  Park  Commissioner  Stover  of  Manhattan  and  Rich- 
mond, and  President  Meeker  of  the  Centenarj^  Collegiate 
Institute,  Hackettstown,  N.  J.,  both  of  whom  have  installed 
Edison   Underwriters'   Kinetoscopes. 

The  Park  Commissioner  has  placed  the  machine  in  the 
Arsenal  at  Central  Park,  where  it  will  be  of  inestimable 
value  in  helping  the  residents  of  the  menagerie  to  pass  the 
long  winter  evenings,  and  will  serve  many  other  useful 
purposes.  The  girls  of  the  Centenary  Institute  are  to  receiv-e 
part  of  their  instruction  via  the  picture  screen,  and  there  is 
no  doubt  that  they  will  find  the  new  method  far  more  inter- 
esting than  the  old  text-books.  The  Edison  people  are  very 
much  pleased  over  the  choice  of  their  machine  in  both  cases. 


FIVE  LICENSED  REELS  MISSING. 

Fifty  dollars  reward  will  be  paid  for  the  return  to  the  Queens 
Theater,  993  Third  Avenue,  New  York  City,  of  the  following 
reels,  lost  or  stolen  from  the  office  of  Arthur  Brady  on  December 
22nd:  No.  1 1208.  Edison's  "Christmas  Accident";  No.  11 133, 
Biograph's  "Brutality";  No.  11025,  Vitagraph's  "Billy's  Pipe 
Drearn" ;  No.  10402,  Kalem's  "The  Family  Tyrant" ;  No.  10342, 
Lubin's  "The  Senorita's  Remorse." 


IfT" 


Scene    from    "An    Occasional    Waiter,"    a    Great    Northern 

Comedy  Subject  That  is  Full  of  Laugh  Provoking 

Situations. 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


LOUISVILLE. 

THE  strike  of  union  musicians,  believed  lo  be  of 
comparatively  little  importance,  bas  assumed 
serious  proportions  through  the  sympathy  of  union 
operator,  and  exbibitors  are  now  facing  a  strilie  of 
the  latter.  It  is  stated,  however,  that  little  incon- 
venience will  be  suffered  by  the  exhibitors,  as  op- 
erators have  been  gathered  from  nearby  cities  and 
are  now  waiting  to  take  the  places  of  the  men  who 
walk  out.  The  mauuer  in  which  the  Louisville 
Photoplay  Association  has  acted  as  a  unit  in  han- 
dling the  proposition  has  been  an  example  to  or- 
ganizations in  other  sections  of  the  country,  and 
friends  of  the  exbibitors  are  proud  of  their  business- 
like handling  of  the  situation.  The  operators'  strike 
was  directed  at  the  Broadway  Amusement  Company, 
controlling  the  East  Broadway,  \Vest  Broadway  and 
Ideal  Theaters.  Those  houses  recently  installed 
automatic  musical  instruments,  following  the  walk- 
out of  the  union  musicians.  The  operators  an- 
noonced  that  out  of  sympathy  with  the  musicians 
the  operators  in  the  three  moving  picture  houses 
would  walk  out  on  Saturday,  December  1-ith.  This 
nltlmatum  was  submitted  to  the  Louisville  Photo- 
play Association,  composed  of  owners  of  18  the- 
aters. The  association  replied  that  should  the  op- 
erators In  the  houses  designated  leave  their  work, 
the  15  employed  by  the  other  association  members 
might  also  leave  a  week  later.  The  operators  at  the 
three  theaters  obeyed  the  instructions  of  the  Op- 
erators' Union  and  went  out  on  the  date  above 
mentioned.  Accordingly  the  association  gave  due 
and  formal  notice  to  the  operators  employed  In  the 
other  houses  controlled  by  the  association  that  they 
could  leave  on  a  date  later  in  December.  Prepara- 
tions have  been  completed  with  non-union  operators 
In  other  cities,  and  no  delay  is  expected  should  the 
operators  leave.  The  men  coming  Into  Louisville 
will  be  paid  the  union  scale  of  wages,  while  the 
head  operators  will  be  allowed  expense  accounts  to 
cover   living   costs.      It   is   believed    that   if   the   op- 


erators once  leave,  their  services  will  never  be 
required  in  Louisville  motion  picture  theaters  again. 
All  of  the  theaters  in  Louisville,  with  four  excep- 
tions, are  members  of  the  Louisville  Photoplay  As- 
sociation. Non-members  are  the  Hopkins  Theater, 
Norman  Theater,  Avenue  and  Palace.  The  operat- 
ors' difficulty  followed  that  of  the  musicians,  which 
was  caused  over  a  disagreement  in  regard  to  the 
time  clause  in  the  contracts  between  exhibitors  and 
musicians.  The  original  trouble  was  one  which 
might  have  been  adjusted  had  the  musicians  kept 
their  heads  and  refrained  from  dictation.  Theaters 
which  will  be  affected  should  the  operators  strike, 
which  seems  certain,  are  the  following;  East  Broad- 
way, West  Broadway,  Meal.  Majestic,  Uoyal.  Hip- 
podrome, Olympic,  Sun,  Pastime,  Novelty,  Casino, 
Columbia.  Crystal,  Orphcum,  Crown,  Preston,  Clifton 
and  Empire.  Non-union  operators  took  the  places 
of  the  regular  men  at  the  theaters  deserted  by  the 
union  employes,  and  those  houses  have  been  op- 
erated as  in  the  past. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Louisville  Photo- 
Play  Association,  held  at  the  Novelty  theater  on 
December  5th,  was  marked  by  the  election  of  the 
old  officers  and  board  of  directors  of  the  organi- 
zation. Louis  J.  Dittmar  will  serve  another  year 
as  president  of  the  Photo-Play  Association.  Other 
officers  are:  Irvin  C.  Simon,  vice-president;  Max  L. 
Simon,  treasurer  and  Joseph  Steurle,  secretary. 
The  Louisville  organization,  incidentally,  has  a 
rather  peculiar  method  of  election.  It  chooses  a 
lilrectorate,  which  in  turn  elects  officers,  a  trouble- 
saving  procedure,  which  makes  the  annual  meet- 
ings short  affairs.  Besides  re-electing  the  old 
corps,  the  members  of  the  Association,  individually 
and  collectively  endorsed  the  sale  of  Red  Cross 
Christmas  seals,  now  being  staged  by  the  Louis- 
ville Anti-Tuberculosis  Association,  and  agreed  to 
use  advertising  slides  showing  the  latest  in  Christ- 
mas seals.  The  funds  raised  by  the  sale  will  as- 
sist the  Anti-Tuberculosis  Association  in  combating 
the  great  white  plague  during  the  coming  year. 

Moving  pictui-es  of  the  annual  Tlianksgiving 
football  game  in  Louisville  were  recently  shown  at 
the  Majestic  theater.  The  Majestic  is  curtailing 
the  number  of  dally  performances  slightly  during 
the   renovation   of   the  lobby. 

Charles  Olson,  of  the  Central  Film  Service  Com- 
pany, of  Indianapolis,  was  a  visitor  in  Louisville 
recently.  Mr.  Olson  reported  that  Manager  Shrader 
had  returned  from  his  honeymoon  and  was  again 
supervising  the   affairs  of   the  Central. 

Some  confusion  has  been  caused  in  Louisville 
moving  picture  circles  by  the  newspaper  announce- 
ment that  Hopkins  theater  will  be  opened  by  Col. 
A.  C.  Steuver.  of  St.  Louis,  with  first  run  pictures. 
Edward   W.   Dustin  Is  to  be  manager  of  the  house. 


The  opening  date  of  the  renovated  hou^^e  has  been 
announrt-d,  and  exhibitors  are  awaiting  the  first 
performance  with  mueli  interest.  Admi^-^ion  prices 
will  bo  five  and  ten  cent*,  the  former  applying  to 
the  gallerv.  Manager  Dustin,  who  assumes  his 
old  role  as  head  of  Hopkins,  will  give  explanatory 
talks    with    such    films    as    require    elucidation. 

A  moving  picture  show  was  a  recent  Saturday 
feature  at  the  Indiana  State  Reformatory  at  Jeffer- 
snnville.  Ind..  directly  across  the  Ohio  river  from 
Louisville.  The  performances  will  be  made  a 
weekly  affair,  as  long  as  the  inmates  show  proper 
appreciation.  Baseball  games  kept  the  convicts  in- 
terested on  Sundays  during  the  summer,  and  the 
officials  have  been  puzzled  since  that  time.  They 
recently  hit  upon  the  idea  of  a  moving  picture 
show,  and  the  first  proved  a  huge  sueeess.  Much 
care  was  exercised  In  the  selection  of  films,  which 
were  secured  from  a  Louisville  agency,  comics 
being  mainly  shown.  The  audience  was  one  of  the 
largest  which  ever  witnessed  a  moving  picture 
performance  in  Kentucky  or  Indiana.  l.-UO  "shut- 
ins"  being  given  tickets  for  good  behavior.  Many 
of  the  inmates  who  had  been  incarcerated  in  the 
Reformatory  for  a  number  of  years  bad  never 
witnessed  moving  pictures,  and  the  performance 
held  them  spell-bound.  One  reel  of  1,000  feet  was 
shown,  and  it  is  probable  that  the  program  will 
be  enlarged,  so  great  was  the  delight  over  the 
show. 

The  Princess  Amusement  Company,  of  Louisville, 
lost  out  in  a  Eult  in  which  it  was  the  defendant, 
damages  to  the  extent  of  $700  being  awarded 
Sylvester  T.  Rltter,  a  professional  singer.  The 
Princess,  headed  by  Irvln  C.  Simon,  will  take  the 
case  to  a  higher  court.  Rltter  alleged  that  the 
amusement  company  had  violated  a  verbal  con- 
tract, and  the  singer  asked  damages  of  $2,340. 
The  jury  cut  this  to  $700.  Rltter  alleges  that 
President  Simon  agreed  to  pay  him  $40  a  week  for 
the  first  four  weeks  of  the  season  beginning  Oc- 
tober, 1911,  and  $50  a  week  for  the  remaining 
40    weeks    of    the    season,    ending    August,    1912. 

C.  W.  Freeman,  an  exhibitor  of  Livermore,  Ky., 
closed  his  moving  picture  house  during  the  week 
a  neighborhood  church  conducted  a  revival  meeting. 
Mr.  Frecdman's  concession  to  the  religious  folk  of 
his  community  has  excited  much  comment  among 
exhibitors    and    the    public. 

The  B.  S.  Hahn  Company,  of  Tyrone,  Ky.,  has 
leased  a  new  building  in  that  town,  and  will  short- 
ly remove  Its  moving  picture  apparatus  to  the 
new  quarters.  Alterations  are  to  be  made  at  once, 
and  the  new  theater  will  be  opened  late  In  De- 
cember. 

Exhibitors  of  Corydon,  Ky.,  got  off  lightly  at  a 
recent  meeting  of  the  city  council  of  that  place. 
The   license  on   moving  picture   shows  which  charge 


ARE  YOU  A  MECHANIC? 


Have   you    an    expert    or  even    a    practical 
knowledge    of   mechanical    construction  ? 


If  you  fill  these    requirements,    then  we    have    a 
treat   in    store    for    }'OU    when  you    inspect    the 


The  Peer  of  Motion  Picture  Projection  Machines 

We  would  like  it  if  every  man  who  is  going  to  buy  a  moving 
picture  machine  is  expert  in  mechanical  construction,  so  he  could 
see,  compare  and  judge  for  himself  the  relative  merits  of  the 
machines  now  on   the  market.  ■ 

Don't  accept  as  final  the  word  of  the  man  who  makes  the  ma- 
chine. He  is  prejudiced.  He  has  an  axe  to  grind.  Don't  take 
our  word  for  the  supremacy  of  the  Simplex  projector. 

Judge  for  yourself.  If  you  haven't  the  special  experience  neces- 
sary, surely  you  are  acquainted  with  someone  who  has  that  knowl- 
edge— who  is  an  expert  mechanic  and  unprejudiced.  Ask  him  to 
go  with  you  to  look  at  different  makes  of  machines.  Pay  him  for 
his  services,  if  necessar\'.     It  will  be  money  well  invested. 

We  are  willing  to  submit  the  Simplex  for  inspection  and  test  to 
any  unprejudiced   expert. 

The  Simplex  projects  absolutely  flickerless,  steady  pictures.  No 
eye-strain  where  tlie  Simplex  is  used.  Anyone  but  a  blind  man 
can  see  that,  but  the  mechanism  which  projects  the  pictures — will 
it  stand  up?  What  is  it  going  to  cost  for  repairs?  Is  it  easy  to 
make  adjustments  and  replace  parts?  Will  it  project  as  good  a 
picture  in  six  months  or  a  }ear  as  it  does  when  new? 

These  are  the  points  to  know,  not  guess  at,  when  you  spend  your 
good  money  for  a  machine. 

Write  us  today  for  Catalogue  A  and  name  and  address  of  nearest 
ileak-r  who   has   the   Simplex   projector   in   stock. 


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NEW   YORK 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


67 


Are  cents  admlaslon,  wae  placed  at  $1.00  a  jenT, 
while  those  which  charged  ten  cents  must  pay 
«xi  anaal  fee  of  $10.00. 

The  Rex  theater,  HopklnsTllle's  new  house, 
opened  recently  at  that  place.  The  new  theater 
la  one  of  the  handsomest  In  Western  Kentucky, 
terlng  been  erected  especially  for  a  moving  plctore 
theater.  Souvenirs  were  presented  to  patrons  who 
Tlaited  the  place  on  opening  day.  Will  Gran  Is 
manager  of  the  theater.  Both  ticket-takers  and 
-oahers  are  uniformed,  this  feature  being  a  pleas- 
ing one  to  the  HopklnarlUe  public.  Music  Is 
provided  by  a  pianist  and  trap-dnunmer. 

Manager  Masters,  who  controls  both  the  BUte  and 
0>lambia  theaters,  of  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  has 
,put  into  commission  the  Idea  of  publishing  week- 
ly programs  for  his  two  honses  In  the  form  of  a 
Ixwklet.  The  program,  containing  the  titles  and 
syn(^>ais  of  the  films  to  be  shown  during  the  week 
«head,  will  be  mailed  to  patrons  of  the  houses  In 
Bowling  Green,  wblle  a  mailing  list  of  residents  of 
the  surrounding  country  also  has  been  secured. 
The  cover  of  the  booklet,  to  be  styled  **The  Week- 
ly Doings"  Is  printed  in  two  colors.  The  program 
will  contain   sixteen  pages. 

L.  H.  Ramsey  and  other  exhibitors  of  Lexington, 
Ky.,  have  decided  to  give  two  reels  of  first  run 
pictizres,  with  a  dally  change,  for  five  cents,  at 
the  same  time  eliminating  vocaUsts.  The  ma- 
jority of  the  theaters  have  hitherto  been  showing 
tfoor  or  five  reels,  with  singing,  for  that  price,  and 
have  found  that  the  expenses  have  been  too  heavy 
to  justify  a  continuation  of  that  policy.  L.  H. 
fiamsey,  in  a  recent  interview,  asserted  that  the 
change  was  dne  as  much  to  public  sentiment  as 
«ny  other  factor,  however.  Mr.  Ramsey  operates 
the  Annex  and  Hippodrome  theaters  In  Lexing- 
ton. He  annotmces  that  the  admission  price  at  the 
Hippodrome  will  be  ten  cents  on  Sundays  only. 
Three  reels,  with  singing  act,  will  be  presented  on 
that  day,  while  two  reels  of  first  run  pictures  will 
be  shown  on  week  days  for  five  cents.  Other 
theaters  of  Lexington  will  follow  suit  shortly, 
tt  Is  said. 

The  Ck>nsoIldated  Theaters  Company  has  pur- 
chased the  Airdrome  theater,  in  Owensboro,  Ky., 
and  will  begin  the  construction  of  a  new  motion 
picture  house  about  the  first  of  the  year.  The 
consideration  involved  In  the  recent  deal  was 
-$10,000,  while  the  same  amount  will  be  expended 
■on  the  proposed  theater.  The  property  Is  located  on 
Frederlca  street.  The  seating  capacity  of  the 
vnew  house,  according  to  preliminary  plans,  will  be 
1,200. 

The  Louisville  Photo-Play  Association  has  vetoed 
the  showing  of  pictures  of  the  marriage  of  Jack 
Johnson  to  LnclUe  Cameron,  and  will  ask  Presi- 
dent N.  A.  Neff,  of  the  National  organisation,  to  re- 
quest members  of  the  league  to  follow  the  ex- 
ample of  the  Louisville  Association. 

Arthur  V.  Sheckler,  hitherto  Louisville  represen- 
tative of  the  Gomes  Theatrical  Exchange,  of  Cin- 
cinnati, has  resigned  that  position.  The  booking  of 
moving  picture  theaters  with  vaudeville  will  here- 
after be  done  from  Cincinnati,  it  Is  announced.  The 
offices  of  Mr.  Sheckler.  In  the  Novelty  theater  build- 
ing, have  been  leased  by  A.  F.  Mayer,  Louisville 
jmanager  of  the  Central  Film  Service  Company,  and 
Mr.  Mayer  will  take  possession  the  first  of  the  new 
year  or  shortly  after. 

An  electric  piano  has  been  Installed  In  the  lobby 
.of  the  Crystal  Theater,  on  Market  Street,  and  is  at- 
itractlng  attention  from  passersby. 

Louisville  exhibitors  have  received  notification 
that  R.  A.  Schnltzer,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  has  assumed 
the  management  of  the  Central  Film  Service  Com- 
ipany,  with  headquarters  in  Indianapolis. 

A  ten-piece  orchestra  has  been  added  to  the  at- 
tractions at  the  Orpheum  Theater,  conducted  by  the 
Princess  Amusement  Company.  The  Balalaika  Or- 
chestra, as  It  Is  styled,  has  made  a  pronounced  hit 
with  patrons  of  the  Jefferson  Street  theater.  Mad- 
am Tangeleskal  Is  the  soloist  for  the  orchestra, 
which  will  remain  at  the  Orpheum  for  an  indefinite 
.  period. 

"Dr.  Gar-El-Hama."  a  Great  Northern  feature,  at- 
tracted favorable  attention  when  it  made  Its  first 
appearance  at  the  Casino  Theater  recently. 

Louis  J.  Dittmar,  manager  of  Majestic  Theater, 
ihas  been  elected  to  membership  In  the  Rotary  Club, 
of  LonisviUe.  The  organization  Includes  on  Its 
roster  but  one  representative  from  each  line  of  en- 
<ieavor. 

The  Majestic  Theater  Is  featuring  Klnemacolor 
Olctures,  which  are  proving  a  popular  adjunct  to  the 
ordinary  black-and-white  presentations.  The  Klne- 
macolor films  shown  recently  are  clear  as  their 
kindred,  and  their  presentation  will  probably  be 
continued. 

Hopkins  Theater  opened  to  the  public  on  Sunday, 
'December  15,  to  good  crowds.  A  program  o^Mutnal 
films  was  presented,  with  Natlello  and  his  tnnd  also 
«  feature.  Harry  A.  Bllger,  who  managed  Fontaine 
Ferry  Park  for  Col.  A.  C.  Steuvers,  has  supervlBlon 
of  Hopkins,  while  Edward  W.  Dustin  will  give  ex- 
1  plana tory  talks.  The  house  has  been  renovated,  an 
attraction  being  the  Installation  of  a  rest-room  for 
'feminine  patrons.  Admission  prices  are  five  and 
ten  cents,  the  latter  being  for  the  first  fioor. 

The  Dixie  Theater  Company,  of  Nashville.  Tenn., 
•will  shortly  open  a  new  motion  picture  bouse  In  Rus- 
aellville.  Ky.,  having  leased  the  Auditorium  In  that 
-.  place.  A.  Mitchell  will  manage  the  new  theater, 
which  will  begin  operations  late  In  December. 

Hurley  Brothers,  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Ind.,  will  shortly 
'«pen  a  new  moving  picture  theater  In  Providence, 
<Ky.     A  store  building  baa  been  leased  and  altera- 


tions will  have  been  completed  by  the  first  of  the 
year.     Roy  Hurley  will  manage  the  bouse. 

The  Manrlng  Theater,  Mlddlesboro,  Ky.,  under  the 
management  of  Brown  &  Son,  has  added  vaudeville 
to  Its  program.  The  management  also  Is  stimulating 
attendance  by  giving  away  a  prise  of  five  dollars  In 
gold  nightly. 

Mary  J.  and  Moses  C.  Service,  who  purchased  the 
Colonial  Theater,  948  Monmouth  Street,  Cincin- 
nati, last  July,  from  I.  Frankel,  have  sued  to  have 
the  sale  set  aside  on  the  ground  that  Frankel  mis- 
represented the  business.  The  amount  involved  in 
the  purchase  of  the  Colonial  was  $9,000,  $1,500  be- 
ing cash  and  the  remainder  in  a  mortgage  on  prop- 
erty owned  by  Mrs.  Service.  The  plalntifts  allege 
that  Frankel  set  the  earnings  of  tbe  theater  at  from 
$100  to  $125  weekly,  net,  and  that  be  declared  that 
a  new  theater  which  was  being  erected  In  the  same 
block  was  not  to  be  a  moving  picture  house.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Service  ask  to  have  the  sale  set  aside,  be- 
cause they  have  lost  money ;  also  ask  for  $10,000 
damages  from  Frankel.  and  that  be  be  enjoined  from 
foreclosing  the  notes  be  received  for  the  theater. 
O.   D.   GRAIN,  JR. 


PHILADELPHIA. 

PHILADELPHIA'S  numerous  motion  picture  ex- 
changes are  soon  to  be  Increased  by  one  more. 
Arthur  Rosenbach  and  Thomas  Bible,  who  are  al- 
ready extensively  interested  with  the  picture  busi- 
ness to  this  city,  are  going  to  open  their  new  ex- 
change on  January  1st.  The  new  establishment  will 
be  kaown  as  the  "Pioneer  Feature  Film  Company" 
and  the  main  office  will  be  at  1202  Race  Street. 
Branch  offices  will  soon  be  opened  In  several  nearby 
cities,  the  first  of  which  will  be  located  at  Balti- 
more. Md. 

Reading's  newest  motion  picture  theater  Is  being 
built  at  the  comer  of  Church  and  Spring  Streets. 
The  building  will  occupy  a  plot  of  ground  40  feet  by 
100  feet  and  the  contractor  is  Clement  U.  Gery,  of 
702  Franklin  Street,  Philadelphia.  Calvin  James 
Young  is  the  architect.  The  main  entrance  will  be 
at  the  Intersection  of  Church  and  Spring  Streets. 
The  lobby  will  contain  the  manager's  office  and  the 
ticket  office,  and  will  be  embellished  with  handsome 
mosaic  tiles.  The  screen  will  be  14  feet  by  16  feet 
and  a  double  booth  will  be  installed  for  the  ma- 
chine. Four  4  by  6  grill  ventilators  will  be  placed 
In  the  celling  to  afford  sufficient  fresh  air  for  the 
audience,  and  a  steam  heating  plant  In  the  base- 
ment will  furnish  the  heat.  The  seating  capacity 
will  be  550,  and  there  will  be  three  four-foot  aisles 
and  four  exits  to  provide  for  the  safety  of  the  pa- 
trons. The  construction  is  of  cement  and  the  ex- 
terior finishings  will  all  be  In  stucco.  The  roof  Is 
of  slag.  Gas  and  electricity  will  both  be  used,  the 
electricity  for  general  Illumination  and  the  gas  for 
exit  indicators  and  emergency  purposes.  The  word 
"Subway."  which  Is  to  be  the  name  of  the  theater, 
will  be  emblazoned  over  the  entrance  and  will  be  Il- 
luminated with  electric  lights. 

Moving  picture  shows  are  fast  becoming  a  menace 
to  saloons  is  the  cry  of  Philadelphia  saloon  keepers, 
who  claim  that  a  large  portion  of  their  trade  Is  be- 
ing drawn  away  from  them.  This  Is  of  much  joy 
to  moving  picture  managers  who  are  inclined  to  be 
temperance  In  their  views,  and  they  trust  that  mov- 
ing pictures  will  still  aid  In  cutting  down  the  profits  * 
of  the  saloon  keeper. 

West  Philadelphia  is  to  have  another  moving  pic- 
ture theater.  This  new  place  will  be  built  at  Wood- 
land Avenue  and  Sixty-Fourth  Street,  and  will 
measure  19  i  157  feet  for  the  frontage  of  the  struc- 
ture and  48  x  85  feet  in  the  back.  The  structure 
will  be  of  the  latest  in  design  and  will  Include 
everything  to  make  It  one  of  the  most  efficient 
places  of  Its  kind  in  the  city.  Bernard  Shaw,  the 
owner  of  the  new  theater,  will  spare  no  effort  to 
make  It  an  ideal  place  for  the  picture  loving  public. 

The  trade  was  pleased  to  have  Messrs  Schreck  and 
McFadden.  of  Renova,  Pa.,  call  upon  them  during 
the  past  week.  The  two  gentlemen  were  looking 
for  new  Ideas  In  the  picture  line,  and  It  Is  without 
a  doubt  that  they  returned  to  their  own  city  with 
some  very  good  thoughts  for  their  own  use. 

Mr.  Harry  Davis,  the  leading  picture  man  of  Mil- 
ton, Pa.,  and  who  owns  the  BlJou  Dream,  of  that 
city,  accompanied  by  his  wife,  made  a  short  trip  to 
Philadelphia  to  do  their  Christmas  shopping.  While 
here  Mr.  Davis  made  it  a  point  to  visit  all  the  thea- 
ters iK>sslble,  and  he  was  well  received  by  all  the 
members  of  the  art.  Mr.  Davis  reports  exceptionally 
good  business  in  Milton,  because  of  the  fact  that  he 
advertises. 

H.  S.  Ellis,  formerly  owner  of  the  Colonial  Thea- 
ter, of  Bristol,  Pa.,  has  taken  over  the  Hippodrome 
Theater,  of  Camden,  from  C.  G.  Powell. 

One  of  the  most  efficient  men  in  his  line,  Mr.  H. 
T.  Herr,  has  been  giving  Illustrated  lectures  in  dif- 
ferent cities  on  the  recent  advance  of  the  "Steam 
Turbine  Art,"  and  he  Is  meeting  with  much  success 
before  all  of  the  leading  Engineering  Clubs  of  the 
East. 

The  Local  Auxiliary.  No.  87,  I.  A.  T.  S.  B.,  has 
changed  its  place  of  abode  from  No.  83  North  Ninth 
Street,  where  It  maintained  club  rooms,  to  No.  232 
North  Ninth  Street,  In  tbe  building  occupied  by  the 
United  Trades  Association  Hall.  H.  D.  Cherry  Is 
the  business  manager. 

Machine  operators  of  Camden,  will  hereafter  have 

to  have  a  license  to  operate.     This  act  has  Just  been 

handed  down  by  the  authorities  of  that  city,  and  It 

has  met  the  fall  approval  of  most  of  the  exhibitors. 

0.  H.  CONQD0N. 


PITTSBURGH. 

/^CONSIDERABLE  agitation  has  been  aroused  among 
^  the  exhibitors  In  this  city  by  a  proposed  amuse- 
ment-license ordinance.  The  proposed  set  provides  for 
a  new  system  of  taxation  on  all  moving  picture  shows 
and  amusement  theaters,  and  if  made  a  law,  will  pos- 
sibly raise  the  usual  license  fee  of  some  picture 
houses  to  higher  figures.  At  the  present  time  all  the 
moving  picture  theaters  pay  the  same  license  fee,  $20 
a  month.  Tbe  new  ordinance  provides  a  graded  sys- 
tem according  to  the  seating  capacity.  All  shows 
with  a  seating  capacity  of  200  or  less  are  to  be  taxed 
$10  a  month,  those  up  to  300  capacity  are  to  pay 
$15,  and  those  seating  more  than  800  are  to  pay  a 
License  fee  of  $20.  The  exhibitors  are  protesting, 
not  npon  tbe  new  system  which  in  a  great  many 
cases  will  reduce  the  present,  but  are  making  a 
strenuous  kick  upon  being  taxed  at  all.  A  hearing 
was  held  recently  by  the  councilmanlc  committee 
npon  the  proposed  ordinance  and  representatives  of 
moving  picture  men  were  present  to  argue  against 
the  bill.  Attorney  William  J.  Brennen.  representing 
several  proprietors  of  photoplay  houses,  based  his 
opposition  to  the  ordinance  on  the  principle  that  it 
Is  not  just  to  single  out  certain  business  enterprises 
for  taxation.  The  proposed  license  fee,  he  said,  is 
illegal  and  not  justified,  for  It  la  not  based  upon 
land  or  Income  but  entirely  upon  the  number  of  seats 
the  moving  picture  theater  might  have.  Three  own- 
ers of  picture  shows,  among  them  H.  W.  Poke, 
former  councilman,  who  have  theaters  in  the  resi- 
dential sectlone  of  the  city,  said  that  their  places 
were  open  only  three  hours  at  night  and  that  It  was 
hard  enough  to  make  both  ends  meet  without  having 
to  pay  additional  fees.  Attorney  S.  S.  Robertson, 
who  represented  the  Grand  and  tbe  Alvln  Theaters 
said  that  all  license  fees  were  supposed  to  be  based 
aiK>n  some  service  rendered  by  the  municipality  and 
he  wanted  to  know  what  service  more  than  It  Is  now 
giving  the  city  expected  to  supply  next  year  when 
the  new  licenses  are  to  become  effective.  There  Is 
DO  more  reason  why  a  moving  picture  theater  should 
be  taxed  than  any  merchant,  and  no  merchant  In 
Pittsburgh  Is  paying  the  city  a  tax  for  the  purpose 
of  doing  business.  He  said  the  theaters  pay  a  tax 
for  their  property  and  that  they  should  not  be  ex- 
pected to  pay  a  license  just  for  being  In  existence. 
The  committee  announced  that  there  would  be  some 
changes  made  to  the  proposed  ordinance  and  that 
additional  hearings  would  be  held. 

The  Pittsburgh  Photoplay  Company,  of  No.  412 
Ferry  Street,  Is  compiling  a  "Current  Events"  film 
ef  interesting  and  Important  occurrences  In  and 
aronnd  Pittsburgh.  The  idea  of  making  a  film  tiiat 
will  have  a  special  appeal  because  of  its  locality 
vrould  seem  to  be  a  good  one.  The  "Current  Events" 
film  will  be  Issued  once  a  month. 

The  Feature  Film  and  Calcium  Light  Company 
has  as  a  special  feature  for  Christmas  week, 
"Tbe  Star  of  Bethlehem,"  manufactured  by  the 
Thanhouser  Company.  The  Feature  FlUn  Company 
states  that  "Custer's  Last  Fight,"  Is  being  re- 
ceived with  more  enthusiasm  at  the  present  time 
than  when  It  first  came  out.  Many  of  the  state 
theaters  made  a  special  exhibit  of  the  picture  and 
not  a  few  of  them  charged  25  cents  admission  for 
It  alone. 

Moving  pictures  are  going  to  play  a  large  part  In 
the  school  extension  work  program  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Education  If  the  plans  now  being  formulated 
by  Superintendent  of  Schools  S.  L.  Heeter,  are  taken 
up.  The  Idea  at  present  Is  to  equip  each  schoQl 
with  a  moving  picture  machine  and  give  entertain- 
ments by  means  of  instructive  and  travelogue  films. 
The  board  Is  planning  a  regular  series  of  entertain- 
ments, the  purpose  of  which  is  to  bring  fathers  and 
mothers  of  the  various  school  districts  into  closer 
touch  with  their  children's  work  and  to  serve  as  an 
additional  means  of  education. 

The  Feature  Film  Company,  of  New  York,  has 
established  an  office  and  show  room  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mr.  S.  Barkey,  In  this  city.  The  office 
is  at  No.  127  Fourth  Avenue  and  comprises,  besides 
an  executive  office,  a  finely  equipped  stock  and  dis- 
play room.  The  display  of  posters  Is  made  a  8i>eclal 
feature  and  complete  and  rapid  handling  Is  secured 
by  the  facilities  of  the  new  Pittsburgh  office. 

A  number  of  exhibitors  throughout  Pennsylvania, 
and  more  especially  in  the  vicinity  of  Pittsburgh, 
are  endeavoring  to  co-operate  with  their  fellow-ex- 
hibitors In  their  own  towns  to  raising  the  usual 
price  of  admission  to  ten  cents.  At  Greensburg,  the 
exlilbitors  have  reached  an  agreement  upon  this 
point  and  within  a  short  time  the  admission  price 
will  be  changed  from  five  to  ten  cents.  The  ex- 
hibitors claim  that  their  net  receipts  have  t>een 
shaved  too  close  by  the  numerous  expenses  that  are 
Incurred  through  active  competition  and  the  demand 
of  the  public  for  higher  grade  and  more  expensive 
films.  By  raising  the  price  the  Greensburg  picture 
men  hope  to  be  able  to  give  their  patrons  better 
shows  and  at  the  same  time  make  their  margin  of 
profit  a  little  larger.  Tbe  raising  of  admission,  of 
course,  can  only  be  accomplished  simultaneously  end 
co-operatively.  One  hold-out  Is  likely  to  destroy  the 
entire  Idea  and  unless  all  tbe  exhibitors  get  together 
the  scheme  cannot  be  successful.  Nearly  all  the 
towns  of  West  Virginia  have  a  uniform  admission  of 
ten  cents  and  because  of  this  they  are  able  to  pot 
on  better  pictures  and  come  out  a  Uttle  better  for 
themselves  at  the  end  of  the  year.  In  the  Bastem 
part  of  Ohio  there  are  only  a  few  towns  where  the 
exhibitors  have  come  together  and  simultaneously 
raised  the  admission.  In  Pennsylvania,  Greensboro 
Is  tbe  first  large  town  to  accomplish  this  needed  re- 
form.    Jotmstown,  Altoona,  Wllkes-Barre  and  other 


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cltlee  bare  endeavored  to  work  tbe  same  Idea  but 
Dsually  tbroDgb  the  "back  sliding"  of  one  or  more 
exhibitors  the  plan  has  never  materialized.  Tbe  In- 
crease of  all  operating  expenses  and  the  ever  grow- 
ing demand  of  the  public  for  more  feature  films 
will  have  to  be  offset  by  a  raise  In  the  prices  of  ad- 
mission, and  the  progressive  exhibitors  of  the  neigh- 
boring State  of  West  Virginia  will  no  doubt  soon  be 
followed  by  the  exhibitors  of  Pennsylvania  In  mak- 
ing a  price  of  admission  tbat  allows  a  fair  profit  to 
tbe  owners  and  managers. 

The  former  M.  &  T.  Film  Exchange  has  now  be- 
come the  Keystone  Film  Company,  with  offices  at 
No.  4M  Ferry  Street,  this  city.  The  company  Is  un- 
der the  management  of  Mrs.  C.  Townsend,  the  only 
woman  manager  of  a  large  film  exchange  in  the 
country.  The  company  makes  a  specialty  of  feature 
films  and  carries  a  large  stock  of  advertising  sheets. 

Moving  pictures  are  to  be  used  to  aid  in  the  edu- 
cational campaign  being  carried  on  In  connection 
with  the  sale  of  Red  Cross  Christmas  Seals  through- 
out the  city  and  country.  An  Edison  film,  named 
"Hope,"  has  been  secured  by  the  association  In 
charge  of  the  sale,  and  tbe  picture  will  be  shown 
In  booses  in  all  points  of  the  city.  Nearly  all  the 
exblbltors  have  agreed  to  put  on  tbe  picture  In  ad- 
dition to  their  regular  show  and  it  Is  thus  hoped  to 
increase  the  sale  of  the  little  Christmas  stamps. 
D.    h.    MANLEY. 


ST.  LOUIS. 

D WIGHT  Blmendorf's  travel  lectures  on  "The 
Heart  of  the  Rockies"  shown  recently  at  the 
Odeon  here  proved  highly  entertaining  and  Instruc- 
tive. Mr.  Blmendorf  is  an  enthusiastic  camera- 
man who  believes  In  "seeing  America  first"  and 
bla  pictures  are  veritable  works  of  art. 

Nathan  H.  Hall  a  member  of  the  House  of 
Delegates  refuses  to  sponsor  the  bill  recently  in- 
troduced in  tbat  body  and  prepared  by  City  Coim- 
selor  Walther  unless  tbe  superintendent  of  schools, 
a  business  man,  representatives  of  the  film  com- 
panies, the  exhiWtora  and  the  president  of  the 
city  council  are  allowed  membership  on  tbe  Board 
of  Censorship.  The  original  plan  had  been  to 
allow  the  public  recreation  committee  full  swing 
in  the  censoring  of  films.  Mr.  Hall  made  it  known 
that  In  appointing  the  different  parties  he  bad 
mentioned,  a  fair  and  Impartial  way  to  handle 
a  public  question  could  be  gained. 

Suit  has  been  filed  in  the  circuit  court  here  by 
the  St.  Louis  Motion  Picture  Company  against 
A.  C.  Wagner,  former  vice-president  of  the  Com- 
pany, for  the  sum  of  $S,BOO  which  it  Is  alleged 
is  due  on  a  transaction  arising  over  the  sale  of 
stock.  Officials  of  tbe  St.  I/ouis  Motion  Picture 
Company  refused  to  discuss  the  suit  other  than 
the  matter  was  In  the  nature  of  a  friendly  suit 
filed  with  the  knowledge  of  Mr.  Wagner  who  Is 
not   a   resident   of   St.   lionls. 

Mr.  J.  H.  Gerspecher  has  succeeded  Basil  Webb 
as  press  agent  for  the  Talbot  forces  here.  Mr. 
Webb  is  now  located  at  Dayton,   Ohio. 

Otis  Kkinner,  star  of  Kismet  which  played  to 
capacity  houses  here  tbe  past  two  weeks,  com- 
mends moving  pictures  as  thoroughly  worth  while, 
educational  and  a  cheap  entertainment  for  the 
masses.  Mr.  Skinner  however,  decried  the  ab- 
sence of  the  lost  gallery  god  who  was  often  very 
BOdible  in  his  remarks  In  contrast  to  the  staid 
and  conventional  parquet  and  balcony  habitue. 
"Tbe  Theater  is  a  vital  factor  in  tbe  life  of 
the  country"  and  while  he  thought  tbe  gallery 
audience  had  been  lost  forever  yet  he  was  of  the 
opinion    that    the    future   of    theaters   is   assured. 

Moving  pictures  showing  the  International  bal- 
loon race  at  Stuttgart,  Germany  were  shown  re- 
cently at  the  banquet  given  by  the  Million  Popu- 
lation Club  of   St.   Louis   at   the   Planters   Hotel. 

F.  J.  FEGAN. 


B. 


NEW  ENGLAND. 

P.     KEITH    theater,    Portland,     Me.,    gave    op 

•  stock  company  attractions  on  December  30th, 
order  to  present  a  plctare  program.  Vaudeville 
will  probably  be  need  la  connection  with  the 
pictures,  and  prices  will  be  ten  and  twenty  cents, 
with  the  prestige  of  the  Keith  name  standing  back 
of  the  program,  it  is  believed  that  nearby  vaude- 
ville and  picture  houses  will  find  the  new  compe- 
tition  very   keen. 

to  present  a  picture  program.  Vaudeville  will 
probably  be  used  In  connection  with  the  pictures, 
and  prices  will  be  ten  and  twenty  cents.  With  the 
prestige  of  the  Keith  name  standing  back  of  the 
programs,  it  Is  believed  that  nearby  vaudeville 
and  picture  houses  will  find  the  new  competition 
very  keen. 

On  Christmas  Day  the  Savoy  fheater,  Fall  River, 
Mass.,  began  presenting  stock  company  attractions 
Instead  of  vaudeville  and  picture  programs,  Mr. 
H.  Pierce  has  leased  the  theater  for  this  purpose, 
and   is   to   continue   this   indefinitely. 

The  Puritan  theater,  Fall  River,  Mass.,  changed 
Its  policy  on  Christmas  Day,  when  Marcus  Loew 
vaudeville  was  used,  In  connection  with  the  picture 
programs. 

Conn's  theater  on  School  street,  Concord,  N.  H., 
Is  doing  a  most*  satisfactory  business,  as  the  house 
jumped  Into  favor  Immediately  after  Its  opening. 
The  theater  Is  well  located,  and  Is  of  brick  con- 
struct. Vaudeville  and  pictures  are  the  regular 
"diet"  at  the  house. 

M>.  James  Boylen  reports  that  his  new  theater 
at   Taunton,    Mass.,    Is   nearly    completed,    and    that 


it  should  be  ready  for  its  opening  performance 
the  middle  of  January  next.  This  house,  which  Is 
to  be  known  as  the  Boylen  theater,  is  a  beauti- 
ful theater,  with  a  seating  capacity  of  about  one 
thousand.  Including  the  balcony  seats.  The  Boylen 
is  fireproof  and  up-to-the-minute  In  every  way 
and  Mr.  L.  V.  Wilson  has  been  secured  as  man- 
ager, a  man  with  a  good  reputation  behind  him 
as   a   money-maker. 

It  Is  now  definitely  announced  by  Mr.  William 
Bradstreet  ITiat  he  Intends  to  build  a  new  theater 
at  Dudley  street,  Roxbury,  Mass.,  as  was  rumored 
recently  In  these  columns.  Tbe  new  house,  which 
of  course,  will  be  known  as  a  "Scenic  Temple," 
win  seat  about  two  thousand  and  will  be  erected 
in  tlie  characteristic  Bradstreet  style,  which  means 
a  thoroughly  modem  up-to-date  theater,  to  play 
vaudeville   and  pictures. 

Theo.  Baylies,  formerly  manager  of  Hathaway's 
theater.  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  was  In  Boston  last 
week,  Just  looking  things  over.  Mr.  Baylies  is 
well  known  among  the  New  England  frade,  as  he 
is  an  old  time  picture  man.  Mr.  Bayliea  expects 
to  announce  a  new  connection  shortly  after  the 
new  year, 

R.  D.  Marson  reports  that  his  new  enterprise, 
the  R.  D.  Marson  Moving  Picture  Company,  Is  doing 
very  well,  and  that  his  offices  at  597  Washington 
street,  Boston,  are  very  busy.  Mr.  Marson  has  be- 
hind him  the  cumulative  results  of  years  of  experi- 
ence, gained  as  New  England  manages  of  the  Gen- 
eral Film  Company.  Feature  film  service  and  a  full 
mann's  Feature  Films,  at  655  Washington  street. 
Another  live  wire  exchange  In  Boston  is  Kell- 
man's  Feature  Films,  at  665  Washington  street, 
which  books  two  and  three  reel  state-right  sub- 
jects. A.  A.  Kellmann  Is  opening  up  a  good 
trade. 

Mr,  James  Donovan  thinks  be  has  found  a  big 
thing  In  Mutual  film  service  for  his  Central 
Square  theater,  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  he  is  not  at  all 
backward  In  telling  people  so.  Mr.  Donovan  **put 
one  over' '  on  his  Lynn  competitors  by  getting 
Mutual    service    exclusively    for    his    city. 

Tbe  First  Methodist  Church  of  Wallbam,  act- 
ing upon  the  emphatic  advice  of  Rev.  James  E. 
Coons,  the  pastor,  has  Installed  a  complete  mov- 
ing picture  outfit.  As  usual,  the  reason  for  this 
wise  and  good  move  is  the  desire  of  the  church 
to  stimulate  Interest  among  lax  church-goers. 
Stereopticou  slides  will  be  used  in  addition  to 
religious    and    educational    films. 

The  announcement  that  the  Film  Supply  Com- 
pany will  shortly  add  to  Its  programs  the  releases 
of  the  All-Star,  Monarch,  Magnet  and  Anchor  Com- 
panies Is  greeted  with  enthusiasm  In  New  Eng- 
land. 

The  Windsor  theater,  Windsor,  Ontario,  was 
opened  December  second,  and  reports  good  busi- 
ness. This  house  plays  several  reels  of  photoplays 
besides  vaudeville  acts,  and  changes  its  program 
on  Mondays  and  Thursdays.  A  seating  capacity 
of  a  full  thousand  permits  this  house  to  offer  big 
shows.  The  writer  is  reliably  Informed  that  the 
Windsor  Is  Just  about  the  finest  theater  of  its 
kind  in  Canada.  The  Windsor  theater  Company 
are  the  owners,  with  Mr.  J.  M.  Ward  as  president 
and  general  manager.  Mr.  W.  W.  McEwen  is 
resident  manager,  who  has  the  reputation  of  know- 
ing his  business.  When  It  is  known  that  Windsor 
Is  a  town  of  about  50,000  population,  and  that 
the  Windsor  is  the  only  real  theater  there,  it  will 
readily  be  seen  that  this  theater  should  "clean- 
up"   very    easily. 

Mr.  H.  I.  Dlllenback,  formerly  manager  of  the 
Nelson  theater  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  has  left  that 
city  to  take  charge  of  Mr.  S.  Z.  Poll's  theater  at 
Bridgeport,  Conn.  Mr.  Dlllenback  is  well  known  In 
New  England  and  he  has  the  best  wishes  of  the 
it-ade    in    his    new    position. 

Dante's  Inferno  is  still  a  feature  to  be  reckoned 
with,  as  was  proven  when  these  famous  reels  were 
exhibited  at  the  Dreamland  theater,  Lynn,  Mass., 
this  week.  Manager  Sam  Grant  Is  getting  big  re- 
sults from  this  theater,  as  be  formerly  was  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Gordon  Brother's  theater.  On 
December  9th.  the  Dreamland  exhibited  pictures  of 
Lynn's  school  children  no  license  parade,  which 
took    place   Just   before   election   time. 

Mr.  Arthur  E.  Lord,  manager  of  the  Pastime 
theater,  Lynn,  Mass.,  is  seriously  considering  en- 
larging this  house,  as  the  present  seating  capacity 
is  entirely  too  small  for  the  crowds  wishing  to 
attend. 

Mr.  A.  A.  Kellmann,  proprietor  of  the  Park  the- 
ater, Taunton,  Mass.,  intends  to  add  a  little  vaude- 
ville to  his  programs  of  pictures.  Business  has  re- 
sponded remarkably  well  since  Mr.  Kellmann  ac- 
quired control  of  the  sevral  theaters  recently  lased 
by    Mr.    Kellmann. 

Assistant  Supt.,  John  J.  Mahoney,  director  of  the 
Public  School  Association,  announced  at  the  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.  Latin  School  that  he  Intended  to 
Introduce  educational  films  at  the  Kelley  School. 
East  Cambridge,  after  the  Christmas  holidays,  for 
the  purpose  of  reaching  the  illiterate  foreign  popu- 
lation. The  writer  Is  informed  by  Mr.  Mahoney 
that  the  first  lesson  will  consist  of  reels  along 
historical  subjects  such  as  "Washington  Crossing 
the  Delaware."  "The  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill."  etc. 
Later  on  so  Mr.  Mahoney  says.  If  the  course  proves 
successful,  the  scope  of  the  cinematographic  studies 
will  be  enlarged  to  Include  botany,  zoology,  travel, 
and  the  manufacture  and  pvepnratilon  of  commercial 
staples.  The  plan  is  to  interest  and  teach  adults 
who  cannot  read.  Mr.  Mahoney  argued  that  the 
illiterate   foreigners   wlm  are   to   he   made   over   Into 


good  English-speaking  Americans,  must  be  first 
attracted  to  the  school- building  by  some  extra- 
ordinary means,  and  then  held  by  some  Interest- 
ing and  inspiring  studies.  Superintendent  Fitz- 
gerald  Is   also   a   great   believer  In    the   Idea. 

The  General  Film  Company's  Boston  ofiJces  are 
at  present  giving  their  advance  exhibition  of  re- 
leases for  managers  at  the  State  House,  pending 
the  present  dispute  as  to  tbe  advisability  of  con- 
tinuing  advance   exhibitions   at  tbe  Boston  offices. 

HENRY. 


IN  THE  MISSISSIPPI  VALLEY. 

MUNICIPAL  Interference  In  affairs  of  Peorta, 
111.  picture  shows  may  be  asked  by  negroes 
of  that  city  who  claim  they  are  being  discriminated 
against  by  the  managers.  One  colored  church  which 
is  reported  to  have  taken  up  the  matter  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  board,  sent  out  investigators  who  de- 
clared that  at  two  photoplay  houses  they  were 
charged  ten  cents  admission  while  the  persons 
Just   before  them   paid   but   five. 

John  Buss,  proprietor  of  the  Orphemn  theater  at 
Freeport,  III.,  told  the  city  council  be  believed 
he  should  be  allowed  to  open  bis  Taadeville  house 
on  Sunday  If  the  picture  houses  were  permitted  to 
give  performances.  He  was  not  asking  for  the 
action  against  the  photoplay  managers  but  a  privi- 
lege for  himself. 

The  municipal  legislation  In  Springfield,  HI.,  pro- 
posed to  safeguard  theaters  will  take  the  form  of 
an  ordinance  requiring  operators  to  pay  a  fee  of 
$3.00  and  apprentices  $1.00  for  examination. 
Operators  are  to  be  at  least  twenty-one  years  old, 
apprentices  eighteen  and  not  more  than  three  persons 
are  to  be  allowed  In  the  booth  at  any  one  time. 
The  examining  board  will  consist  of  the  city  electri- 
cian, the  building  commissioner,  and  tbe  secretary 
of  the  city  civil  service  board.  Local  proprietors 
are  not  fighting  the  measure  although  the  fee 
clause  is  not  satisfactory. 

Affairs  of  tlie  White  House  theater  in  Mollne, 
III.,  a  picture  show,  have  gotten  Into  the  courts. 
Earle  B.  Scott,  one  of  the  managers,  filed  a  hill 
for  a  receivership  in  the  Rock  Island  County  Circuit 
Court  alleging  that  he  had  no  voice  In  the  manage- 
ment, his  partner  Thomas  B.  Keyes  assuming  un- 
warranted control.  H.  M.  Ballsback  of  East  Mollne, 
111.,  was  appointed  receiver.  H.  A.  Sodlnl,  who 
leased  the  building  which  Is  the  old  Barrymore 
theater  to  the  partners,  found  it  necessary  to  file 
a  petition  in  court  before  he  could  secure  posses- 
sion  of    it. 

The  Bio  theater  has  opened  on  Fifth  avenue, 
between  Fifteenth  and  Sixteenth  streets  in  Mollne. 
III.  Licensed  pictures  are  used.  T.  M.  Wheelock 
is    singer. 

The  Nesemann  Moving  Picture  Machine  Company 
of  Chicago  has  been  Incorporated  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $6,000  to  manufacture  and  sell  moving 
picture  machines.  The  incorporators  are  Henry  W. 
Aim,   Edy  Logan  Reeve  and  Harry  A.   Tiffany. 

J.  A.  Lisy,  proprietor  of  the  Family  theater  at 
215  West  Third  street,  Davenport,  Iowa,  and  Charles 
Grilk,  an  attorney,  are  said  to  be  contemplating 
the  opening  of  a  new  theater  which  will  t)e  either 
for  vaudeville  or  moving  pictures,  at  219  West  Third 
street. 

Tbe  Oak  Amusement  Company  of  Berwyn,  111., 
has  been  Incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$10,000  to  do  a  general  theatrical  business.  The 
incorporators  are  John  Jarces,  Frank  P.  MiUer  and 
John  J.    Kelly. 

The  Modern  Star  theater  at  Elgin,  Hi.,  has  opened 
■s  a  part  of  the  B.  &  K.  circuit  and  is  featuring 
pictures. 

The  Dearborn  Film  Company  of  Chicago  has  been 
incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of  $1,000  to 
manufacture  and  deal  in  moving  pictures,  moving 
picture  machines,  etc.  The  Incorporators  are 
Thomas  J.    Lynch,    John   J.    Lupe   and   K.    Jennings. 

The  Peoples  Circuit  Company  of  Indianapolis, 
Ind.,  has  been  incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$10,000  to  operate  theaters.  The  Incorporators  are 
George  W.   Ray,   E.  Schoenneman  and  J.  C.   Hall. 

Films  of  the  county  fair  at  Marshalltown,  Iowa, 
which  were  made  last  summer  by  Morse  &  McCoy 
of  tliat  city,  were  loaned  to  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  for  an 
entertainment  for  hoys.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of 
Lincoln,  Neb.,  included  motion  pictures  In  its 
Christmas    dinner    for    the    newsboys    of    the    city. 

Paua,  III.  Elks  chartered  the  Grand  for  a 
show   for  all   the   poor  kids  of  the  city. 

Manager  Reilly  of  the  Princess  theater  at  Alton, 
III.,  was  able  to  hold  over  tbe  reel  of  Alton 
pictures  for  several  days  because   of  its  popularity. 

Tbe  making  of  moving  pictures  will  be  explained 
at  the  electrical  show  to  be  held  by  the  Agricultural 
College  Engineering  Society  in  Fargo,  N.  D.  Mov- 
ing pictures  will  also  be  used  for  entertainment 
purposes. 

Owners  of  the  five  vaudeville  and  moving  picture 
houses  In  Aurora,  111.,  agreed  to  make  the  first 
week  in  1913  a  benefit  week  for  the  new  hospital 
fund   which    is   being   raised   in    that  city. 

F.    H.    MADISON. 


AMONG  THE  EXHIBITORS. 

Sheboygan,    Wis. — "The    Rose,"    R.    B.    Guyette's 

new  moving  picture  theater  on  Pine  Street,  this 
city  is  open  to  the  public.  This  new  picture  house 
will  he  one  of  the  coziest  and  best  equipped  in  this 
part  of  the  state. 


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Calendar  of  Licensed  Releases. 


Current  Releases 

MONDAY,  DECEMBER  30th,  191a. 

BIOGRAPH— Bill   Boggs'   Windfall   (Comedy) 

BIOGRAPH— A    Day's    Outing    (Comedy) 

EDISON — The  Crime  of  Carelessness  (Drama)  1000 

KALEM— The  Peace  Offering  (Comedy)   

KALEM— Why  Tightwad  Tips   (Comedy) 

LUBIN— The  Power  of  Silence  (Special— 2  Reels— Dr.)2000 

LUBIN — A    Mother's   Strategy   (Drama)    1000 

PATHE— Pathe's    Weekly   No.    I    (Topical) 

SELI(} — Our  Lady  of  the  Pearls  (Drama)   1000 

VITAGRAPH— Planting  the  Spring  Garden   (Comedy) .  lOOO 

TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  31st,  1912. 

CINES — Among  the  Abruzzi  Mountains   (Scenic)    350 

CINES — Amy's    Choice    (Comedy-Drama)    750 

C.  G.  P.  C— The  Caprices  of  the  King  (Hist.  Drama)... 

EDISON— For    Her    (Drama) 1000 

ESSANAY — Requited   Love    (Drama)    1000 

LUBIN— The   Bravery   of  Dora    (Drama)    lOOO 

SELIG— A  Rough   Ride  With   Nitroglycerine   (Drama) .  1000 
VITAGRAPH— A  Woman   (Drama) 1000 

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  ist,  1913. 

ECLIPSE— Laughing  Billy   (Comedy)    400 

ECLIPSE— A   Four-Footed   Cupid    (Comedy)    600 

EDISON— Yosemite   National   Park  and    Big  Trees   of 

California    (Scenic) 375 

EDISON— How  They  Got  the  Vote  (Comedy)  625 

ESSANAY — Seeing  Is   Believing  (Comedy)    icoo 

KALEM— The  Mission  of  a  Bullet  (Drama)    1000 

PATHE— The  Cowboy  and  the  Baby  (Comedy)   

SELIG — A  Loyal   Deserter    (Drama)    lOOO 

VITAGRAPH— Love  Hath  Wrought  a  Miracle  (Drama) 
VITAGRAPH— Casey  at  the  Bat  (Comedy)    

THURSDAY,  JANUARY  2nd,  1913. 

BIOGRAPH— Three   Friends   (Drama) 

ESSANAY— The   Miner's  Request   (Drama)    lOOO 

LUBIN— John  Arthur's  Trust  (Drama)   1000 

MELIES— Tempest   Tossed    (Drama)    lOOO 

PATHE— The  Frame-Up   (Drama) 

SELIG— Greater   Wealth    (Drama)    lOOO 

VITAGRAPH— The  Adventure  of  the  Counterfeit  Bills 

(Drama)     1000 

FRIDAY,  JANUARY  3rd,  1913. 

C.  G.  P.  C. — Between  Two  Girls   (Comedy) 

C.  G.  P.  C. — Sand  Hoppers   (Scientific)   

EDISON— The   Running  Away  of  Doris   (Drama)    1000 

ESSANAY— When   Soul  Meets  Soul  (Drama)    1000 

KALEM— The   Treacherous   Shot   (Drama) 

LUBIN — Guilty  Conscience   (Comedy)    

LUBIN— Just  Out  of  College  (Comedy-Drama)   

PATHE— Romeo  and  Juliet  (Special— 2  Reels— Drama) 

SELIG — A  Curious  Family  (Comedy)   

SELIG — Steak   and   Onions    (Comedy)    

VITAGRAPH— Mr.   Bolter's  Niece   (Drama)    1000 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY   4th,   1913- 

CINES— A  Sister's  Heart   (Drama)    1000 

EDISON — The  Red  Man's   Burden   (Drama)    lOOO 

ESSANAY — Broncho  Billy  and  the  Maid  (Drama)    1000 

KALEM— The  Flag  of  Freedom   (Drama)    lOOO 

LUBIN— The  Love  Token   (Drama)    1000 

PATHE— The  Doctor's  Blind  Child  (Drama)   

VITAGRAPH— A  Bit  of  Blue  Ribbon   (Drama)    lOOO 


Advance  Releases. 

MONDAY,  JANUARY  6th,  1913. 

BIOGRAPH— The  Telephone  Girl  and  the  Lady  (Dr.).. 

EDISON— The  New   Day's   Dawn    (Drama) 

EDISON— It  Is  Never  Too   Late  to  Mend   (Two-Reel 

Special)    (Drama)    ^..2000 

KALEM— The  Usurer  (Drama) lOOO 

LUBIN — Courageous   Blood    (Drama) lOOO 

PATHE— Pathe's  Weekly  No.  2,  191 3  (Topical) 

SELIG — Prompted  by  Jealousy  (Drama) lOOO 

VITAGRAPH— The  Angel  of  the  Desert  (Drama) lOOO 

TUESDAY,  JANUARY  7th,  1913. 

CINES — A  Maid's  Devotion   (Drama) 4 lOOO 

C.  G.  P.  C. — Love  Unconquerable  (Comedy) , 

EDISON— An  Unsullied  Shield  (Drama) 1000 

ESSANAY— The    "Heiress"    (Comedy) lOOO 

LUBIN— The  Village  Blacksmith  (Drama) 1000 

SELIG— The  Gunfighter's  Son  (Drama) 1000 

VITAGRAPH— The  Wings  of  a  Moth  (Drama) looo 

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  8th,  1913. 

ECLIPSE— Kidnapping   the   Fiddler   (Comedy) 850 

ECLIPSE— Along  the  Coast  of  Dalmatia  (Scenic).. i^.. .  153 

EDISON— Interrupted  Wedding  Bells  (Comedy) lOOO 

ESSANAY— Here's  Your  Hat  (Comedy) lOOO 

KALEM— The  Manicurist  and  the  Mutt  (Comedy) 

KALEM — Johnny  Goes  Ducking   (Comedy) 

PATHE— Peggy  and  the  Old  Scout  (Drama) , 

SELIG — The  Man  Who  Might  Have  Been  (Drama).  .^..lOOO 
VITAGRAPH— The  Delayed  Letter  (Drama) 1000 

THURSDAY,  JANUARY  9th,  1913. 

BIOGRAPH— The  Best  Man  Wins  (Comedy) 

BIOGRAPH— The  Bite  of  a  Snake  (Comedy) 

ESSANAY — Alkali  Ike  in  Jayville  (Comedy) lOOO 

LUBIN— Twilight  of  Her  Life  (Drama) ^ lOOO 

MELIES— Her  Great  Chance  (Drama) 1000 

PATHE— The   Hollow  Tree   (Drama) 

SELIG — The  False   Order   (Drama) lOOO 

VITAGRAPH— Two  of  a  Kind  (Comedy) 

VITAGRAPH— Betty's  Baby  (Comedy) 

FRIDAY,  JANUARY  loth,  1913. 

C.  G.  P.  C. — Radiography  in  Practice   (Scientific) 

C.  G.  P.  C— The  Life  of  Ants  (Educational) , 

EDISON— The   Eldorado  Lode    (Drama) lOOO 

ESSANAY— (Title    not   reported) 

KALEM— The  Wives  of  Jamestown  (Two-Reel  Special) 

(Drama)     2000 

KALEM— Grandfather    (Drama)    lOOO 

LUBIN— Stage-Struck   Sallie    (Comedy) 

LUBIN — An  Accidental  Dentist   (Comedy) 

SELIG — The  Cowboy  Editor  (Comedy) 

SELIG— Whose  Wife  Is  This?   (Comedy) 

VITAGRAPH — The  Ambassador's  Disappearance  (Dr.). 1000 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY  nth,  1913. 

CINES— The  Woes  of  a  Peacemaker  (Comedy) 1000 

EDISON— The  Maid  of  Honor   (Drama) 1000 

ESSANAY — Broncho    Billy    and    the    Outlaw's    Mother 

(Drama)    lOOO 

KALEM — A  Sawmill  Hazard   (Drama) 1000 

LUBIN — San  Xavier  Mission,  Tucson,  Ariz.  (Industrial) 

LUBIN — The  Artist's  Romance   (Comedy-Drama) ; 

PATHE— Starting  Something   (Comedy) ^ 

VITAGRAPH— O'Hara  Helps  Cupid   (Comedy) 1000 


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The  Little  Minister 

A  young  Scotch  Minister  falls  in  love  with  a  Gypsy  girl.  The  ban  of  the  "Kirk"  and  the 
condemnation  of  the  austere  town  folk  intervene  as  a  barrier  to  their  marriage.  Unexpected 
circumstances  of  a  startling  nature  happen  and  their  prejudice  and  intolerance  are  removed. 
Love  conquers.     The  "Little  Minister"  and  "Babbie"  are  married. 


Jan.  10. 
1913 


The  Wives  of  Jamestown 


KALEM 
2  Reels 


Bryan  O'Sullivan,  an  Irish  lad  of  humble  birth,  rescues  Lady  Geraldine  from  drowning  as  her  boat  capsizes,  thereby 
meriting  her  lasting  gratitude.  Forgetful  of  his  station,  Bryan  falls  madly  in  love  with  Lady  Geraldine,  who  momentarily 
listens  to  his  pleadings.  Her  acceptance  of  attentions  from  O'Rourke  angers  Bryan  and  he  upbraids  her  for  falseness. 
The  nobleman  draws  his  sword,  but  Bryan  wrenches  it  from  his  hand  and  breaks  it  to  pieces.  Knowing  that  he  can- 
not now  remain,  Bryan  bids  farewell  to  Lady  Geraldine  and  sails  for  America.  Bryan  O'Sullivan,  Irishman,  becomes 
John  Pierce,  Colonist  of  Jamestown,  Virginia.  Years  later  Lady  Geraldine  suffers  many  vicissitudes;  her  castle  is  be- 
sieged by  the  Cromwellians  and  she  with  many  others  is  sent  to  Jamestown  to  be  sold  to  the  colonists  as  wives.  John 
Pierce  is  startled  to  see  Lady  Geraldine,  but  she  fails  to  recognize  him  because  of  a  heavy  beard.  Seeing  that  he  is 
an  honest  man,  she  offers  to  become  his  wife.  He  takes  her  to  his  cottage  and  stepping  into  another  room  shaves  off 
his  beard,  and  begins  to  play  the  flute,  which  he  so  loved  in  days  gone  by.  Lady  Geraldine,  who  is  about  to  end  her 
life,  hears  the  music  and  stepping  to  the  door  recognizes  John  Pierce,  her  husband,  as  Bryan  O'Sullivan,  her  lover,  and 
love  claims  its  own. 


Jan.   6, 
1913 


It  Is  Never  Too  Late  to  Mend 


EDISON 
2  Reels 


The  Fielding  Brothers,  farmers,  are  served  with  notice  of  foreclosure  of  mortgage  on  their  farm.  George, 
the  elder  brother,  is  engaged  to  Susan  Morton,  who  is  also  beloved  by  John  Meadows,  the  wealthiest  man  in  town. 
Meadows  realizes  the  futility  of  his  efforts  to  win  Susan  by  fair  means,  and  plans  George's  undoing  and  his  own 
aggrandizement.  George  goes  to  Australia  to  seek  his  fortune ;  and  Meadows,  sure  of  success,  selects  the  house 
for  his  bride,  and  ousts  the  present  tenant,  Isaac  Levy,  thus  gaining  the  enmity  of  the  Old  Jew.  Levy  has  been 
protected  from  Meadows'  cane  by  George  Fielding,  and  he  now  determines  to  protect  George  from  the  plotters. 
He  rents  an  office  next  to  Meadows,  and  through  a  hole  which  he  bores  in  the  wall  keeps  informed  of  their  plans. 
Meadows'  schemes  are  frustrated,  and  George  returns  with  six  thousand  pounds  to  clear  the  home  and  claim  his 
bride. 


Romeo  and  Juliet 


Pathe 
2  ReeU 


SHAKESPEARE 

A  WonderfuDy  Colored  Film  of  the  Immortal  Playwright's  Great  Romantic  Play 

Romep,  of  the  House  of  Capulets,  and  Juliet,  of  the  House  of  Montagues,  scorn  the  family  feud  of  years,  and 
love  each  other  with  all  the  fervor  of  Veronian  youths.  The  ardent  wooer  sings  his  love  beneath  his  lady's  window 
while  the  stars  wink  their  approval  of  the  lovers'  happiness.  Juliet's  father  urges  her  marriage  to  Tybalt,  a  man  of  his 
choosing,  but  Romeo  determines  she  shall  not,  so  together  they  visit  the  venerable  Friar  Lawrence  and  are  secretly 
united  in  marriage.  Romeo  is  challenged  by  his  rival,  Tybalt,  and  in  the  encounter  wounds  his  antagonist,  for  which 
he  is  exiled.  Romeo's  departure  leaves  Juliet  open  to  the  demands  of  her  father,  who  insists  upon  her  immediate  mar- 
riage to  Tybalt.  In  terror  she  flees  to  the  old  Friar,  who  gives  her  a  powerful  sleeping  potion,  and  on  the  day  she  is  to 
marry  Tyljplt,  her  friends  are  horrified  to  see  her  fall  into  a  deathlike  swoon.  She  is  interred  in  the  vault  of  her  ances- 
tors, and  Romeo,  hearing  of  her  death,  returns  home,  enters  the  vault  and  after  gazing  upon  the  face  of  his  beloved 
plunges  a  dagger  into  his  heart.  Juliet  awakens  to  see  him  expiring,  and  in  her  agony  seizes  the  same  dagger,  inflicts 
a  death-wound,  and  expires  beside  her  lover. 


THE  MOVING  PICTURE  WOKLP 


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POWER   OF  SILENCE 

December  30,  1912.     Lubin.     Two  Reels. 

Thomas  Lowry,  a  wealthy  Western  ranch-owner,  realizing  he  Is  dying, 
leaves  his  adopted  dangbter,  Jane,  to  the  care  of  his  head  shepherd,  who 
because  of  his  personality  Is  called  "Silent."  The  young  people  decide  to 
marry  when  Sinclair,  a  nephew  of  Lowry,  comes  west,  and  learning  of  the 
fortune  Jane  inherits,  decides  to  marry  her.  She  listens  to  his  descriptions 
of  the  wonderful  East  and  promises  to  become  his  wife.  Silent  warns 
Sinclair  that  he  will  pay  for  any  mistreatment  of  Jane  with  his  life.  Sin- 
clair brings  Jane  east,  and  after  squandering  her  fortune  deserts  her  and 
she  dies  of  a  broken  heart.  Sinclair  returns  west  to  sell  the  balance  of 
Jane's  property  and  meets  "Silent,"  who  reminds  him  of  the  warning;  In 
the  desperate  struggle  that  follows  they  plunge  over  the  balcony  of  an 
old  ruin  to  death  below,  thus  ending  the  career  of  good  and  evil. 

The   Reincarnation  of   Karma 

December  27,  1912.     Vitagraph.     Two  Reels. 

During  the  early  Christian  era.  Karma,  a  very  spiritual  and  virtnons 
High  Priest  of  the  Temple  of  India,  resists  with  all  his  religious  fervor, 
Quinetrea,  a  beautiful  and  fascinating  enchantress.  Quinetrea  eventnally 
conquers  and  Karma  falls  a  vctim  to  her  wiles.  She  triumphantly  taunts 
blm,  and  outraged  at  her  cruel  deception.  Karma  curses  her,  and  Quinetrea 
1b  transformed  Into  a  huge  snake.  Fifteen  hundred  years  later.  Karma 
appears,  reincarnated  in  the  personality  of  Leslie  Adams  and  loves  the 
beantiful  heiress,  Lillian  White.  Together  they  visit  the  ancient  Temple 
of  Karma  and  are  shown  the  reptile,  which  every  hundred  years  resumes 
human  form.  While  Leslie  gazes  fascinated,  the  snake  uncoils  and  Quine- 
trea stands  before  him  in  all  her  bewitching  charm.  She  holds  him  with 
her  hypnotic  power  and  forces  him  to  accept  an  amulet  for  his  betrothed, 
upon  receiving  which  Lillian  falls  dead.  Karma  beholds  a  vision  of  his 
former  self  as  High  Priest,  again  curses  Quinetrea,  and  drops  dead  across 
the  prostrate  body  of  his  betrothed. 

THE  SHAUGHRAUN 

A  Genuine  liub  Drama  Produced  Amid  Genuine  Irish  Surroundings 
December  23,  1912.     Kalem.     Three  Reels. 

By  the  death  of  their  father,  Robert  and  Claire  Polllott  are  gWen  Into 
the  care  of  Corry  Kinchela,  an  unscrupulous  land  agent,  who  schemes  with 
Harvey  Duff,  a  dishonest  police  officer,  to  secure  possession  of  the  chil- 
dren's lands.  Robert  Is  convicted  on  Duff's  testimony  and  sentenced  to 
the  penal  settlement  in  Australia.  His  sister,  Claire,  and  sweetheart.  Arte, 
are  dependent  upon  Conn,  the  Shaughraun,  who  supplies  them  with  food  by 
his  poaching. 

Several  years  later  Robert  returns  to  Ireland,  but  is  captured  as  a  fugi- 
tive and  thrown  Into  prison.  The  crafty  Conn  assists  him  to  escape  and  , 
feigns  death  when  fired  upon  by  a  sentinel.  It  is  commonly  believed  that 
Coaa  has  been  killed,  and  a  wake  Is  held,  during  which  the  Shaughraun 
learns  of  a  plan  to  spirit  the  girls  out  of  the  country.  Kinchela  and  hla 
accomplices  are  brought  to  Justice  and  the  girls  reunited  to  their  sweet- 
hearts. 


THE  CROOKED  PATH 

A  Story  of  the  Underworld 

December    13,    1912.     Lubin.     Two    Reels. 

A  valuable  watch  and  money  stolen  from  a  banher  by  Dan  Lyons  revolts 
In  the  arreat  and  conviction  of  the  crook.  His  sweetheart,  Nell  Harris,  u 
approached  by  a  young  clergyman,  William  Kimball,  who  question*  h«r 
regarding  her  trouble.  Nell  admits  her  wrong  deeds  and  tells  him  of  h«r 
desire  to  follow  the  straight  and  narrow,  path.  Kimball  takes  her  to  his 
blind  mother  and  soon  grows  to  love  her.  They  become  engaged.  Da« 
Lyons  In  his  prison  cell  succeeds  in  communicating  with  his  pals  by  m«aiu 
of  a  note  tied  to  a  rat's  tall  and  receives  a  supply  of  saws  with  which  hs 
effects  his  escape.  He  arrives  in  the  town  In  which  Nell  lives,  asks  her 
to  return  to  the  old  life,  but  she  refases.  and  in  revenge  Lyons  plans  to 
rob  the  home  of  William  Kimball.  He  and  his  pal  are  discovered  and 
handed  over  to  the  police,  and  the  minister  accuses  Nell  of  assisting  in 
the  robbery.  She  confesses  her  former  associations  with  the  crook  and  la 
forgiven  by  her  flancfi. 

THE  HAREM  CAPTIVES 

December  9,  1912.     Pathe.     Two  Reels. 

The  atory  is  concerned  with  the  adventure  of  Fatlma  and  Onrlda,  twe 
Arabian  listers,  althongb  widely  different  in  dlspoaltlons.  Fatlma  la 
beantifol  and  petnlant,  while  Otirlda  combines  with  ■  lovely  face  a  charm- 
ing, peaceful  natnre.  Arthur  Budlong,  a  westerner,  la  in  love  with  Onrlda 
and  has  won  her  heart,  which  kindles  the  spark  of  Jealousy  in  Fatlma  • 
breast.  Fatlma  bribes  a  tribe  of  nomada  to  kidnap  her  and  her  slater. 
With  hla  Hindoo  servant,  Arthur  toliowa  the  trail  until  It  reachea  tha 
City  of  Tanis,  where  it  !•  lost.  The  sisters  arrive  In  the  city,  are  aold 
to  a  wealthy  merchant  and  accordingly  enter  hla  harem.  Bndlong  flnally 
leama  of  the  abode  of  his  beloved  and  her  alster  and  despatches  his  servant 
with  a  note  to  them,  giving  hla  plans  to  effect  their  release.  Onrlda  la 
overjoyed  and  Fatlma  feigns  to  be,  but  Instead,  tnms  Informer,  and  when 
they  come  to  the  gate  to  await  Bndlong's  arrival  they  are  met  by  servants 
and  brought  back  to  the  harem.  Arthur  and  his  servant  reach  the  rata 
and  after  a  desperate  struggle  with  the  guard  they  reacoe  the  glrla. 
rinding  that  Fate  la  against  her,  Fatlma  gives  vent  to  her  Jealous  anser. 
They  hurriedly  leave  her,  to  act  aa  principals  In  a  wedding  ceremony. 

THE  DAWNING 

December  6,  1912.     Vitagraph.     Two  Reels. 

Helen  Mason  prefers  the  love  of  Victor  Gardler,  a  young  artist,  to  tha 
attentions  of  Henry  Pendleton.  The  latter  asks  her  hand  in  marriage,  but 
ahe  refusal.  The  young  artist  visits  Helen,  but  Instead  of  proposing,  be 
acqnalnu  her  with  the  fact  that  his  uncle  offers  him  an  opportunity  to 
complete  his  art  studies  in  Parla.  She  begs  him  not  to  leave  her,  bnt 
be  turns  a  deaf  ear  to  her  pleadings,  and  after  hla  departure,  In  retalia- 
tion, ahe  weds  Pendleton. 

They  visit  Paris  and  Helen  conceala  the  Joy  to  her  of  a  visit  to  tna 
artist's  studio,  and  her  vanity  Is  flattered  by  a  request  to  have  her  portrait 
painted.  She  appears  for  the  first  sitting,  when  Victor  alone  with  her, 
vehemently  expresses  his  love,  she  repulses  him  and  flees  to  her  huaband. 
The  artist  and  husband  meet  on  the  field  of  honor  and  Victor  Is  aerlonaly 
woanded. 


The  LAST  PERFORMANCE       At  NAPOLEON'S  COMMAND 


December  20,  1912.    Pathe.  Two  Reels. 

Bose  Ualland,  the  celebrated  equestrienne  of  the  tamoos  Bamon  Clrcns, 
■wakens  the  love  of  Count  Hans  von  Harten,  and  they  are  Ideally  happy 
■ntU  the  Count's  father  angrily  forbids  the  marriage,  which  compels  the 
Count  to  adopt  the  circus  for  a  Uvellhood.  His  specUcular  thriller,  "The 
Platform  of  Death^"  wins  him  the  title  of  the  "Greatest  Horseman  In  the 
World,"  and  because  of  the  public  admiration  his  wife  becomea  Jealoua 
and  plana  revenge. 

She  drugs  his  horse,  and  as  he  mott-ta  the  Platform  of  Death  the  horae 
becomea  frightened  at  the  first  explosion  of  flreworka  and  plongea  forward, 
krlnging  with  blm  ttie  Connt  to  death  In  the  ring  below. 

THE  RED  MAN'S  HONOR 

December  16,  1912.    Eclipse  Kleine.    Two  Reels. 

Jane  Dew.  a  pretty  Indian  maiden.  Is  betrothed  to  Bed  Hawk,  tb» 
bravest  warrior  of  the  tribe.  Seated  Bear,  another  brave,  alao  lovea  the 
«ark  beauty  and  his  savage  heart  is  infiamed  with  Jealousy  at  the  success 
tt  kia  rival.  One  day  he  surprises  her  alone  and  forcibly  carries  her  oil 
to  hla  canoe.  Bed  Hawk  appears  Just  In  time  to  see  the  act,  and  spring- 
Ins  into  the  stream  soon  overtakes  his  rival.  A  desperate  struggle  fol; 
Iowa  In  which  Bed  Hawk's  arm,  strengtliened  by  the  Great  Spirit, 
BortaUy  wounda  his  treacherous  enemy.  Bed  Hawk  and  the  maiden  ra- 
tom  to  the  village  and  the  wounded  Indian  painfully  makes  hla  way  to 
abore.  where  he  teUs  a  greatly  distorted  story  of  Bed  Hawk  s  crime.  'The 
accused  warrior  Is  ordered  before  the  great  chief  "White  Eagle  "  and  tha 
«aath  aentence  imposed:  "He  that  kills  a  brother  must  die.  .Twelve 
moona  hence  hla  spirit  shall  Join  that  of  the  <>f»'l  warrior.  Bed 
Hawk's  heart  Is  filled  with  bitterness  and  he  leaves  hla  tribe  to  Join  the 
army  of  the  pale  faces.  His  bravery  In  surmounting  Indescribable  dim- 
calUes  to  destroy  a  mountain  bridge,  thus  checking  the  advance  of  the 
eaamy  galna  him  the  high  regard  of  the  army,  bni'  his  happiness  la  abort 
llvad  aa  he  remembers  the  sentence  and  retuma  to  his  tribe  to  pay  tha 
tobt  of  a  red  man's  honor.  With  his  beloved  June  Dew  he  la  taken  to 
tbe  funeral  pyre  and  their  souls  go  fortb  to  Join  the  Happy  Hunting 
Siound  of  the  "Great  Spirit." 


December  2,  1912.    Cines-Kleine.    Two  Reels. 

This  is  a  atory  laid  In  the  time  of  Napoleon's  great  triumphs.  A  Uaa- 
tenant,  on  leave  of  absence,  bids  farewell  to  his  sweetheart  and  rejolna 
his  army.  Two  years  elapse  and  the  Lieutenant  has  not  ratnmed  to  Vim 
aweetheart.  She  becomes  Impoverished  and  marries  a  Sergeant,  who  aenoa 
her  to  his  mother's  home  In  Paris.  Years  afterwards  tha  Sergeant  baa 
been  promoted  to  FieldHarshal,  and  he,  together  with  bis  wH«,  la  now  In 
the  court  of  Napoleon.  During  the  court  ceremonies  tka  wife  of  the 
former  Sergeant  meets  her  false  sweetheart,  who  has  also  been  promoted 
from  Lieutenant  to  Marshal.  Her  husband  and  old  sweetheart  meet  on 
the  field  of  honor.  Napoleon  hears  of  the  Intended  duel  and  ordara  tho 
oOlcers  to  their  commands.  During  a  battle  that  followa  soon  after  both 
tbe  Marahali  are  wounded.  The  wife.  In  searching  tba  battlaiald  for  ber 
husband,  flnda  near  blm  her  old  aweetheart. 

THE  GREAT  STEEPLECHASE 

November  29,  191 2.     Pathe.     Two  Reels. 

A  thrilling  race  that  Is  sure  to  send  the  blood  tingling  ibrougb  tbe  velna 
of  every  human  Is  the  principal  feature  of  this  eitraordlnary  aSenng. 
Aa  the  race  nears  completion  startUng  falla  become  frequent.  Coming  Into 
the  atretch  the  first  and  second  choices  are  but  half  a  length  apart.  Tba 
favorite  makes  the  last  barrier  with  ease,  bnt  the  next  horse  topa  the 
bardie  turns  a  complete  somersault,  cruahing  its  ridar  beneath  it,  and 
leavlns  tba  Jockey-lover  to  win  the  race — and  tbe  glrL 

THE  STOLEN  SYMPHONY 

November  25,  1912-     Lubin.    Two  Reels. 

A  beautiful  story  of  a  poor  young  musician  who  baa  compeaed  an  ex- 
quisite symphony. 

A  famoua  musician  obtains  the  score  of  the  symphony  and  adda  new 
laurela  to  his  already  great  trlumpha.  Upon  denouncing  the  great  arnat 
aa  a  thief,  the  young  composer  is  sent  to  an  asylum;  later  be  obtalna 
bis  release  and  appears  in  a  concert  where  the  famoua  artlat  la  playlnc 
tbe  now  world'a  great  symphony,  demonatratea  It  la  tba  gentna  of  Um 
brain  and  la  proclaimed  to  the  world. 


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THE  MOVING  PICTURE  WORLD 


Calendar  of  Independent  Releases. 


Universal  Film  Mfg.  Co. 
Current  Releases. 

SUNDAY,  DECEMBER  29th,   1912. 

REX— An  111  Wind  (Drama)   

CRYSTAI^Her  Visitor   (Comedy)    

CRYSTAI^-The   Elopement   (Comedy)    

ECLAIR— Insect   Hunting    (Scientific)    

ECLAIR — Gontran,  a  Kidnapper  (Comedy) 

MONDAY,  DECEMBER  30th,  1912. 

IMP — Jones'  Wedding  Day  (Comedy)   

NESTOR— Arabella's   Ankle    (Comedy)    

CHAMPION— The  City  Boarder  (Comedy)    

CHAMPION— White   Heron   

TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  31st,  1912. 

GEM— Dorothy's  Birthday   (Dr.)    

BISON— The  Redemption  of  White  Hawk  (2-Reel  Dr.) 

ECLAIR— The  Wager   (Comedy-Drama)    

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  ist,  1913. 
NESTOR— The  Fight  for  Right  (Western  Drama)    .... 
FRONTIER— The  Horse  Race  at  Hawley's  Ranch  (Dr.) 

POWERS— The  Wise  One   (Comedy)    

UNIVERSAL— The  Animated  Weekly  No.  43  (Topical) 

THURSDAY,  JANUARY  2nd,  1913. 

IMP — The  Bearer  of  Burdens  (Drama)   

REX— The  Ride  of  Jennie  McNeil  (Drama)    

ECLAIR — A  Tammany  Boarder  (Comedy)    

FRIDAY,  JANUARY  3rd,  1913. 

NESTOR— The  Blackmailers   (Drama)    

POWERS— Wheels   of  Fate   (Drama)    

VICTOR— The  Grouch  (Comedy)    

SATURDAY,  JANUARY  4th,  1913. 

IMP— What  Katy  Did  (Comedy)   

IMP — Prize  Winners  at  the  Poultry  Show  

BISON— A  Maid  at  War— 2  Reels   (Drama) 

MILANO — A  Father's  Stratagem  (Drama)   

Advance  Releases 

SUNDAY,  JANUARY  5th,  1913. 

REX— It  Doesn't  Pay   (Drama) 

CRYSTAl^-Her  Kid  Sister  (Comedy) 

CRYSTAL — Jones  Resurrected   (Comedy) 

ECLAIR— Crawfish  (Scientific)   

ECLAIR— Willie,  King  of  Janitors   (Comedy) 

MONDAY,  JANUARY  6th,  1913. 

IMP— She  Slept  Through  It  All  (Comedy) 

NESTOR — Cupid's   Assistants    (Comedy) 

CHAMPION— Art  and   Love   (Drama) 

TUESDAY,  JANUARY  7th,  1913. 

GEM — Absinthe   (Drama)    

BISON— A  Romance  of  the  Utah  Pioneers  (2-Reel  Dr.) 

ECLAIR — An   Accidental   Servant   (Comedy) 

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  8th,  1913. 

NESTOR— Gold  and  Dross  (Drama) 

FRONTIER— The  Stranger  at  the  Mountain  Ranch  (Dr.) 

POWERS— Almost   a   Hero    (Comedy) 

POWERS— Akron,   Ohio    (Scenic) 

UNIVERSAI^Animated  Weekly  No.  44  (Topical) 

THURSDAY,  JANUARY  gth,  1913. 

IMP— Hearts  of  the  Northland  (Drama) 

REX — The  Actress   (Drama) 

FRIDAY,  JANUARY  loth,  1913. 

NESTOR— The  Suspect   (Drama) 

VICTOR— The   Lie   (Drama) 

ECLAIR— The  Return  of  Lady  Linda  (2-Reel  Drama). 

POWERS— Baxter's  Busy  Day  (Comedy) 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY  nth,  1913. 

IMP— The  Baldheaded  Club  (Comedy) 

IMP — Society  Day  at  Piping  Rock  (Comedy) 

BISON — An  Apache  Father's  Vengeance  (Drama) 

MILANO— A  "Secret  of  the  Sea  (2-Reel  Drama) 

Mutual  Film  Corporation. 
Current  Releases. 

SUNDAY,  DECEMBER  29th,  1912. 

MAJESTIC— Love  and  the  Telephone   (Drama) 

THANHOUSER— A  Militant  Suffragette  (Com.-Drama) 

MONDAY,  DECEMBER  30th,  1912. 
AMERICAN — Loneliness  of  Neglect  (Drama) 1000 


KEYSTONE— The   Duel    (Comedy) 

KEYSTONE— Mabel's   Strategem    (Comedy) 

TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  31st,   1912. 

MAJESTIC — Jim's   College   Days   (Drama) 

THANHOUSER— With  the  Mounted  Police  (Drama).. 
WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY   ist,   1913- 

RELIANCE— Duty  and  the  Man  (Drama) 

BRONCHO— The   Burning  Brand   (Two-Reel  Drama).. 
THURSDAY,  JANUARY  2d,  1913. 

AMERICAN — Love  and  the  Law   (Drama) 1000 

PUNCH — Her  Mischievous  Brother   (Comedy) 

PUNCH— A  Near  Tragedy  (Comedy) 

FRIDAY,  JANUARY  3d,  1913. 

KAY-BEE— The  Great  Sacrifice  (Two-Reel  Drama) 

THANHOUSER— A   Poor   Relation    (Drama) 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY  4th,  1913. 

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RELIANCE— A  Jolly  Good   Fellow    (Drama) 

Advance  Releases 

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AMERICAN — Another  Man's  Wife  (Drama) lOOO 

KEYSTONE— Saving  Mabel's  Dad  (Comedy) 

KEYSTONE— A  Double   Wedding   (Comedy) 

TUESDAY,  JANUARY  7th,  1913. 

MAJESTIC— The  Hundred  Dollar  Bill   (Comedy) 

THANHOUSER— The   Boomerang   (Drama) 

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  Sth,  1913. 

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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  9th,  1913. 

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PUNCH— Mix-up    (Comedy)    

FRIDAY,  JANUARY  loth,  1913. 
KAY-BEE — The  Paymaster's  Son   (Two-Reel  Drama).. 
THANHOUSER— The  Evidence  of  the  Film  (Drama).. 

.     SATURDAY,  JANUARY  nth,  1913. 
AMERICAN — Calamity  Anne's  Inheritance   (Drama)  ...  1000 
RELIANCE— (Title   not  reported) 


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TUESDAY,  DECEMBER  31st,  1912. 

GAUMONT— Fair  Weather   Friends   (Drama) 

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY   ist,   1913. 

GAUMONT— Gaumont's  Weekly  No.   i    (Topical) 

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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  2d,  1913. 

GAUMONT— When  Her  Love  Grew  Cold   (Drama) 

GAUMONT— Northern    Egypt    (Scenic) 

FRIDAY,  JANUARY  3d,  1913. 

LUX — Pursued  by  a  Lioness   (Drama) 

SOLAX — Canine   Rivals   (Comedy) 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY  4th,  1913. 

GAUMONT— The   Glove  Industry   (Industrial) 

GREAT  NORTHERN— Outwitting  a  Rival  (Comedy).. 

Advance  Releases. 

MONDAY,  JANUARY  6th,  1913. 

ITALA — (Title    not    reported) 

TUESDAY,  JANUARY  7th,  1913. 

GAUMONT— A  Snake  in   His  Bosom 

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  Sth,  1913. 

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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  9th,  1913. 

GAUMONT— The  Destructive  Duelists   (Comedy) 

GAUMONT— To  Hell  and  Back  (Comedy) 

FRIDAY,  JANUARY  loth,  1913. 

LUX — The  Matrimonial  Fever  (Comedy) 731 

LUX — Do  Not  Tease  the  Dog  (Comedy) 252 

SOLAX— The  Mutiny  of  Mr.  Henpeck  (Comedy) 

SATURDAY,  JANUARY  nth,  1913. 
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MELIES. 

THE  KISS  OF  SALVATION  (Jan.  16).— A  daring 
highway  robber  Is  terrorizing*  a  western  settlement 
by  his  depredations.  A  new  minister  and  his  daugh- 
ter have  come  to  the  settlement  and  the  attendance 
At  the  little  church  is  augmented  by  the  admiring 
cowboys.  The  new  minister's  daughter,  Molly,  goes 
tor  a  walk  one  day  and  "Handsome"  Jack,  the 
bandit,  caught  at  last.  Is  abont  to  receive  his  just 
deserts  at  the  hands  of  the  indignant  cowboys,  when 
■entlment  causes  them  to  lose  their  heads.  The  min- 
ister's daughter  comes  upon  the  scene  at  the 
psychological  moment.  She  Is  asked  to  give  "the 
pore  feller  a  good-bye  kiss,  seeln'  as  he  baa  no  one 
else,"  and  the  bandit  makes  a  daring  escape  by 
snatching  ber  gun.  The  cowboys  pursue,  but  are 
not  successful.  "Handsome"  Jack,  after  riding 
hard,  finds  himself  free  and  at  last  dismounts.  He 
thinks  long  of  tbe  sweet  girl  whose  kiss  had  set 
him  free  and  decides  to  live  straight  for  ber  sake. 
He  writes  a  letter  to  the  sheriff  and  sends  back  tbe 
spoils  of  tbe  hold-up, .  then  obtains  employment  at 
ft  far-away  ranch.  He  makes  good  and  studies  hard 
In  his  spare  moments,  applying  to  his  new  pnr- 
■ttlt  the  same  energy  and  acumen  which  had  made 
him  a  successful  bandit.  He  Is  admitted  to  tbe  bar 
and  sets  up  bis  small  establishment  with  great 
pride.  His  first  few  cases  bring  him  money,  and, 
b&Ting  always  thought  of  Molly,  he  sets  out  to  find 
her. 

Late  In  the  afternoon  Molly  unconsciously  wan- 
ders to  the  scene  of  ber  romance  and  absently  pulls 
daisies  and  winds  them  Into  a  chain.  A  light  step 
behind  her,  and  Jack  holds  her  up  with  her  own 
gun.  He  returns  the  gun,  then  tells  her  of  his  love 
and  bow  the  memory  of  her  kiss  had  made  a  man 
of  him.  She  listens,  blushing,  with  downcast  eyes. 
Her  shyness  bids  him  hope  and  he  begs  her  for  a 
kiss.  Smiling  she  turns  from  him,  refusal  on  her 
lips,  temptation  in  ber  eyes.  He  takes  the  chain 
from  her  fingers,  twists  it  about  his  neck,  noose-like, 
and  makes  a  mock  gesture  of  hanging.  "Now  will 
yon  kiss  me?"  he  asks.  Her  eyes,  then  ber  lips 
meet  his  and  she  goes  to  his  arms. 


KALEM. 

THE  TTSUEEK  (Jan.  6), — Because  of  his  wife's 
Illness,  David  Mills,  a  young  clerk,  is  forced  to 
solicit  a  loan  from  Grydes.  The  latter  is  a  soulless 
man  with  an  overshadowing  passion  for  money — ^un- 
principled and  devoid  of  sentiment.  Unable  to  re- 
pay tbe  exorbitant  Interest.  David  Is  mercilessly 
bled  Into  bankruptcy  by  the  human  vampire. 

Ernest  Renard  and  his  sister,  Beatrice,  rich  phil- 
anthropists, seek  a  suitable  person  to  fill  the  posi- 
tion of  superintendent  for  a  large  institution — a 
home  for  crippled  children — ^whleh  they  have  founded. 
The  scheming  Grydes  sees  the  advertisement  and 
makes  written  application,  representing  himself  to 
be  well  qualified  for  the  position. 

Renard  determines  to  personally  Investigate  the 
applicant  and  visits  the  town  where  the  loan  shark 
lives.  On  his  way  to  Grydes'  home,  Renard  Is  at- 
tacked by  a  thug  and  left  In  a  desperate  condition. 
He  manages  to  reach  Grydes*  house,  where  the  un- 
scrupulous agent,  failing  to  recognize  the  stranger, 
shows  his  true  colors  by  refusing  him  assistance. 
Literally  thrown  out  by  Grydes,  Renard  is  picked 
Qp  by  David,  who  helps  him  home  and  tenderly 
cares  for  him.  The  developments  following  the  oc- 
occurrence  of  this  Incident,  while  highly  pleasing  to 
David  and  his  wife — as  the  young  clerk  secures  the 
position  of  superintendent — ^fall  with  crushing  force 
upon  the  heartless  Grydes. 

THE  MANICURIST  AND  THE  MUTT  (Jan.  8).— 
James  Hicks,  a  barber,  finds  that  business  is  bad  and 
he  sees  that  only  some  decided  Innovation  will  at- 
tract customers.  He  therefore  writes  to  Cllppem's 
School  of  Barbers,  requesting  the  management  to 
send  him  an  attractive  lady  tonsorlal  artist. 

In  a  few  days  Marcella  arrives  on  the  scene,  but 
the  way  she  handles  the  first  customer  makes  It 
imperative    that   Hicks    dispense    with    her    services. 


She  walks  up  the  street  and  is  engaged  as  a  mani- 
curist  by   Hicks'    competitor. 

Marcella  is  a  fiirt  and  soon  has  a  number  of  love 
affairs.  Seeing  that  she  mast  make  some  disposi- 
tion of  the  several  cases,  she  decides  to  realize  as 
much  as  possible.  As  a  result  each  of  her  four 
suitors  presents  her  with  a  diamond  ring.  She 
makes  an  appointment  with  each  for  eight  o'clock 
on  a  certain  night.  When  eight  o'cock  arrives  Mar- 
cella boards  a  train,  but  Tom,  Dick,  Harry  and  Joe 
wait  in  their  respective  trysllng  places,  nervously 
fingering  further  tributes.  Finally  each  resolves  to 
visit  the  shop  and  learn  what  Is  detaining  Marcella. 
The  meeting  of  the  four  victims  enables  each  "to 
see  a  great  light." 

JOHNNIE    GOES    DUCKING     (Jan.     8) Johnnie 

tramps  through  the  marshes  and  discovers  what  be 
supposes  to  be  a  flock  of  canvasbacks  paddling  along 
the  inlet.  Falling  to  shoot  any  of  tbem  and  seeing 
that  they  still  swim  composedly,  he  creeps  forth  to 
Investigate,  and  gets  into  an  argument  with  a  real 
hunter,  whose  decoys  have  been  disturbed.  Johnnie, 
undismayed,  determines  to  secure  a  duck  at  any 
cost  and  he  succeeds  in  shooting  one  In  a  barnyard. 
When  the  owner  appears,  Johnnie  pacifies  him 
through  misrepresentations  and  Invites  him  to  din- 
ner. When  the  dinner  is  finished,  Johnnie  inquires, 
"Well,  how  do  you  like  your  own  duck?"  and  how 
the  guest  replies  Is  best  explained  by  the  picture. 

THE  WIVES  OF  JAMESTOWN  (Jan.  10).— A 
synopsis  of  this  two-reel  feature  subject  was  pub- 
lished in  the  advertisement  of  the  General  Film  Com- 
pany on  pages  1316  and  1317  of  the  Issue  dated 
December  28,   1912. 

GEANDFATHEE  (Jan.  10). — She  knew  no  Joy  to 
equal  the  companionship  with  her  father  until  the 
stranger  came  Into  her  life.  He  was  from  a  differ- 
ent world  and  soon  won  her  heart,  but  the  young 
girl  knew  that  she  could  not  hope  to  gain  her 
father's  consent.  Thus  it  was  that  she  stole  away 
from  home  one  night,  little  dreaming  of  what  the 
future  held  In  store. 

Visions  of  happiness  were  shattered  when  she 
found  that  husband  and  lover  held  little  In  common. 
His  world  and  hers  were  not  the  same  and  he  would 
not  compromise. 

By  the  fireside  an  old  man,  who  found  the  years 
crowding  down  upon  him,  waited  patiently  for  some 
word  from  his  loved  one.  At  last  there  came  a 
messenger  to  call  him  to  his  daughter's  bedside, 
where  he  wus  given  a  trust — the  care  of  his  grand- 
child. 

A  strange  fate  caused  the  grandson  to  wander 
ofT  at  his  game  and  to  be  found  by  his  prodigal 
father.  The  slumbering  spark  of  manhood  was 
kindled  and  the  father  carried  his  son  to  his 
humble  home.  The  same  old  fate  took  tbe  father's 
life  and  tbe  little  one  was  placed  amid  strange 
playmates. 

As  the  days  passed  the  old  man  could  find  no 
comfort  until  fate,  now  more  kind,  led  him  to  the 
playground.  Grandfather  and  grandson  returned  to 
the  old  fireside  and,  with  a  prayer  of  thanksgiving, 
the   happy   trust  was   renewed. 

A  SAWMILL  HAZARD  (Jan.  11).— Mrs.  Herton. 
a  widow,  lives  in  comfortable  circumstances  veith 
her  son,  Roland.  Over  forty  years  of  age,  she  is 
still  an  attractive  woman,  but  lacks  self-reliance 
and  Is  greatly  Impressed  by  Geoffrey  Stem  who 
seeks  her  hand.  Roland  objects  to  Stem  and  en- 
deavors to  convince  his  n>nther  that  the  selfish  and 
unscrupulous  suitor  has  I'l'ii  nitracted  by  the  com- 
fortable home  and  timi  it  lands  owned  by  the 
widow.  But  tbe  pimd  v«  cnuan  is  deceived  by  Stem's 
well-feigned  devotion    ;iii(l   agrees   to   marry   him. 

Shortly  after  tbr-  '>'.uTiage  a  violent  flcene  takes 
place  between  Rolaml  and  his  stepfather.  Seeing 
that  bis  mother  has,  in  a  manner,  become  estranged 
from  him,  he  leaves  home  and  finds  employment 
in   a   sawmill. 

Roland,  through  his  industry,  wins  the  esteem  of 
his  foreman  and  meets  his  employer's  daughter, 
Martha.  An  attachment  springs  up  and  the  young 
couple  become  engaged.  Roland,  wishing  to  in- 
troduce bis  fiancee  to  his  mother  asks  her  to  ac- 
company him   to  his  old   home. 

When  Martha  and  Roland  enter  the  cottage  a 
pitiful  sight  confronts  them.  Geoffrey  Stern,  In 
an  attempt  to  realize  on  his  wife's  property  Is  on 
the   point  of  securing  her  signature  to  a  mortgage. 


Roland   roundly   denounces   his  stepfather   and  takea 
his  mother  to  his  sweetheart's  home. 

Stern  determines  to  be  revenged,  as  he  sees  that 
Roland  stands  between  bim  and  the  accomplish- 
ing of  his  designs.  He  therefore  goes  to  the 
sawmill  when  Roland  Is  alone  and  through  an  act 
of  startling  boldness  places  the  young  man  In  pari! 
of  his  life.  Martha,  disturbed  because  Roland  haa 
not  come  to  tbe  house  for  lunch,  visits  the  saw- 
mill end  Stem   Is  turned  over  to  tbe  authorities. 


NAT. 

B       SMITH 

LECTURER 

68  Hndson  St,  Hoboken.  N.  J.       Pi„,„  un  H.ba..  | 

SELIG. 

PROMPTED  BY  JEALOUSY  (Jan.  6) .— Lanra 
Venning  In  saving  the  life  of  Detective  Martin's 
child,  wins  the  friendship  of  a  man  of  cunnlnf 
who  serves  her  when  she  Is  Imperiled  through  the 
attentions  of  an  adventuress,  who  uses  her  to 
revenge  herself  upon  Miss  Vennlng's  brother.  Jack 
Venning  in  a  moment  of  Insane  wagering  gives  a 
check  for  $5,000  to  secure  a  gambling  debt.  Tta 
dashing  Jack  Is  admired  by  Mrs.  Romaro,  a  society 
adventuress,  a  passion  that  Is  not  reciprocated  and 
tarns  her  fondness  to  hatred.  She  overhears  Jack*a 
confession  to  his  sister  concerning  the  check  and 
his  plea  for  $5,000  to  save  him  from  prison.  The 
hostess  of  the  evening  has  a  pearl  necklace  of  great 
price  that  Is  broken,  so  she  puts  It  In  a  crystal 
Jewel  box  In  her  boudoir.  The  wily  and  revenge- 
ful widow  gets  the  necklace  and  places  It  In  the 
vanity  bag  of  Laura.  The  latter,  disconcerted  by 
her  brother's  story  Is  about  to  leave  the  honee 
when  the  loss  of  the  necklace  la  discovered,  and 
Laura  Is  accused  of  the  theft.  The  officers,  iin. 
Romano  adroitly  eggs  them  on  and  calls  Martin  the 
chief  of  detectives  on  the  case.  How  he  dlscovwa 
the  real  thief  Is  one  of  the  cleverest  bits  of  picture 
work   In   recent   film   plays. 

THE  GUN  FIGHTER'S  SON  (Jan.  7) — Jeff  Scott, 
a  quick  and  determined  fellow,  who  has  been 
brought  up  by  foster  parents  unmindful  of  hia- 
father's  record,  is  so  outrageously  bullied  by  Sam 
Carey,  that  he  get's  a  gun;  but,  declines  to  use 
It  after  having  the  drop  on  Sam.  The  latter, 
a  human  hound  Is  not  compunctious  over  plnggln|t 
his  generous  adversary,  and  Is  sentenced  to  serve 
time  although  his  markmanshlp  Is  not  fatally  acca- 
rat'e.  After  some  years'  service  he  escapes  from 
prison,  captures  Jeff's  little  girl  and  leaves  a  note 
that  he  has  left  her  at  the  mercy  of  the  wolvee. 
Again  the  blood-blot  fills  tbe  brain  of  Jeff  and  he 
reaches  the  man  who  tried  to  kill  him  and  then  rob 
him  of  his  treasure.  Tbe  thrilling  fight  In  which  he 
casts  aside  tbe  temptation  of  a  gun  to  evoke 
vengeance  with  his  naked  hands,  stops  Just  cloee 
enough  to  the  dim  border  of  tragedy  to  make  the 
over-true   tale   telling   and   Intense. 

THE  MAN  WHO  MIGHT  HAVE  BEEN  (Jan.  8).— 
Bob  Hale,  the  son  of  a  well-to-do  country  banker, 
neglects  his  opportunities  so  frequently  that  he  1» 
dismissed  from  college.  He  comes  back  to  tbe  hum- 
drum country  town  and  finally  is  placed  In  a  posi- 
tion of  trust  In  the  bank.  When  one  of  the  gay 
companions  of  his  111  spent  college  days  comes  tliat 
way,  they  review  their  past  in  the  old  way,  and 
Bob  is  Influenced  to  seek  the  excitements  of  the 
great  white  way  in  the  big  city.  In  order  to 
secure  the  money  for  this  adventure,  he  pockets  the 
funds  of  the  bank  and  becomes  a  fugitive  from 
Justice.  He  goes  down  and  down  In  the  scale  of 
humanity  until  he  reaches  the  scum  line  of  hob^ 
dom.  Weary  of  the  husks,  the  shell  of  hla  former 
self,  he  rides  the  trucks  back  to  hla  old  home, 
to  find  his  indulgent  parents,  himself  a  strancer, 
broken,    disgraced,   and  despised. 

THE  FALSE  ORDER  (Jan.  9).— Tbe  sensational 
crux  of  Jealous  revenge  In  "The  False  Order"  Is  a 
head-on  collision  of  two  enormous  locomotives.  A 
realistic  effect  that  heavily  discounts  any  stage 
device  ever  materialized  to  thrill.  A  page  of  vivid 
romance  torn  from  the  life  of  a  young  engineer, 
who  Is  lured  on  to  seeing  certain  death  by  the 
deadly  lie  of  a  drunken  rival.  Happily  he  Is 
saved  for  a  long  and  useful  life  by  a  trick  of 
fate,  and  the  well  directed  energies  of  a  wrecking 
crew. 

THE  COWBOY  EDITOR  (Jan.  10).— A  gambling 
cowboy  taking  a  long  chance,  comes  Into  possession 
of  the  Rawhide  Weekly  Rattler,  and  strikes  a  Job 
that  outdoes  a  brace  of  bucklng-broncoes  for  real 
nerve  rack.  The  town-bore,  tbe  town-gootlp, 
"visitors",  old  "subscriber",  "Vox  Popull"  and  all 
he  other  well  meaning  patience  wreckers  on  hie 
trail  and  will  not  even  be  dislodged,  or  discouraged 
even  by  exploding  kegs  of  powder.  As  a  fliule 
he  takes  to  the  hurricane  deck  of  a  pony  and  fliea 
to    tbe    high    country,    leaving    It    Id    charge    of   Ite- 

WHOSE  WIFE  IS  THIB?  (Jan.  10).— The  oft  re- 
peated promise  of  the  well  meaning  wife  whe 
promises  to  be  "dressed  In  a  moment"  Is  the  clever 


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nearly  midnight.  Until  the  lady  comes  In  fully 
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wise "foil"  and  asleep  In  the  shadow  of  a  tel-tale 
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LUBIN. 

COUBAGEOUS  BLOOD  (Jan.  6).— Romanzo  Fer- 
nandez, a  vaquero,  noted  for  his  bravery,  courage. 
«nd  honesty.  Is  appointed  Chief  of  Scouts  on  the 
Mexican  border,  which  is  Infested  by  Rock  and 
•hla  rustlers.  Rock  visits  MAry  Burke's  ranch,  with 
«  view  of  stealing  her  cattle,  and  Incidentally 
'makes  love  to  her.  Fernandez  appears.  Mary  has 
•never  met  him  and  being  attracted  by  his  plotur- 
•csque  costume,  asks  for  an  Introduction  which  Rock 
grudgingly    gives,    Fernandez    being    his   old    enemy, 

Mary  and  Fernandez  are  mutually  attracted, 
much  to  the  disgust  of  Rock,  who  later  has  his 
rustlers  steal  a  bunch  of  her  cattle,  and  while  she 
Is  out  riding  she  accidentally  stumbles  across  one 
■of  Hock's  camps.  She  realizes  then  for  the  first 
time  he  Is  a  cattle  rustler.  Rock  Insults  her  but 
«he  gets  away  from  him.  He  gives  chase  with  some 
•of  his  men.  Fernandez  having  been  warned  of 
the  cattle  stealing  by  one  of  his  seoats  comes  upon 
the  chase,  gets  the  girl  under  cover  In  the  rocks 
and  requests  her  to  go  for  help  while  he  holds  the 
rustlers  off.  The  girl  secures  aid  from  some  pros- 
pectors who  return  and  overpower  the  rustlers. 
Fernandez,  who  has  been  shot  requests  that  he  be 
permitted  to  smoke  a  cigarette.  With  a  puff  and 
la  smile  he  sinks  Into  Mary's  arms,  dying  as  he  lived 
^*a    man." 

THE  VILLAGE  BLACKSMITH  (Jan.  7).— The 
Btory  opens  showing  Dexter  Pratt,  the  village  black- 
smith In  his  early  married  life  surrounded  by  his 
wife  and  children,  Annie,  Tom  and  Dick.  Herbert, 
the  Judge's  son  and  who  is  a  playmate,  is  a  thiev- 
ing, fighting,  cowardly  boy.  Ten  years  elapse  and 
the  mother  Is  dead,  Annie  Is  a  loving  girl  and  un- 
fortunately she  falls  in  love  with  the  Judge's  son, 
who  simply  plots  her  seduction.  Tom  Pratt  Is  sus- 
picions and  watches.  Herbert,  influencing  the  girl, 
plans  an  elopement.  He  takes  his  horse  to  the 
blacksmith's  shop  to  be  shod  and  ITien  steals  off 
with  Annie  to  have  a  fake  marriage  ceremony  per- 
formed by  a  college  friend,  who  will  pose  as  a 
clergyman. 

Tom  discovers  the  plot  and  rushes  to  the  father 
urging  him  to  Interfere.  The  blacksmith  drives  a 
long  nail  In  the  horse's  hoof  he  is  shoeing.  Tom 
then  hurries  to  the  scene  of  the  mock  marriage  but 
he  arrives  too  late  and  finds  only  the  counterfeit 
parson.  The  Judge's  son  gets  his  horse  and,  mount- 
ing the  girl  behind  him,  starts  off.  Tom  and  the 
father  pursue  the  runaways  and  the  horse  going 
lame,  they  are  easily  captured.  The  trufh  Is  ex- 
posed to  the  poor  girl  and  the  young  reprobate 
driven  away.  The  blacksmith  and  his  daughter  take 
sanctuary  in  the  church  and  the  vision  of  the  dead 
mother  smiles  down  through  the  stained  glass 
window. 

TWILIGHT  OF  HER  LIFE  (Jan.  9).— Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Willis  and  two  daughters  live  contentedly.  The 
older  girl  Lillian  is  engaged  to  a  young  man  who, 
after  asking  her  hand  in  marriage  of  her  parents, 
leaves  for  the  city.  Sonetlme  later  tlie  mother. 
who  Is  an  Invalid,  dies,  and  leaves  the  younger  girl 
■as  a  sacred  charge  to  Lillian.  The  young  man  re- 
turns from  the  city,  but  Lillian  will  not  marry  him, 
telling  him  that  her  duty  is  with  her  father  and 
flister.      He    leaves   despondent. 

Years  later  May,  the  younger  sister,  has  grown 
to  womanhood,  and  they  walk  to  the  last  resting 
pOace  of  their  mother  and  father.  May  has  a 
sweetheart,  and  he  asks  the  elder  sister  for  her 
hand  In  marriage.  She  consents,  on  the  condition 
that  they  will  make  their  home  with  her  and  they 
do  so. 

Two  years  later  May  is  the  mother  of  a  lovely 
baby,  aad  her  life  is  very  happy,  while  Lillian 
by  the  fireside,  dreams  of  what  might  have  been. 
In  the  city,  her  girlhood  lover  dreams,  too — and  of 
her.  One  evening,  Lillian  is  sitting  out  In  the 
yard,  and  In  the  house,  the  younger  sister  Is  sing- 
ing a  lullaby  to  her  baby.  The  light  shines  from 
the  open  window  on  her  face,  showing  a  longing 
Infinitely  sad.  To  her  side  comes  the  girlhood 
lover  from  the  city,  and  he  too,  sees  the  picture 
over  her  shonlder.  When  Lillian  turns,  she  finds 
herself  in  the  arms  of  the  man  she  has  loved 
through  years. 

STAGE  STRUCK  SAXLT  (Jan.  10).— Sally  Is  a 
new  girl  at  the  Cort's,  who  do  not  know  that  she 
has  an  ambition  to  go  on  the  stage.  When  she 
studies  her  part  In  the  kitchen,  Mrs.  Cort  comes  to 
the  conclusion  that  Sally  is  crazy  and  Is  made 
nervous.  Meantime  Sally  finds  the  butcher  knife 
too  dull  to  cut  the  bread,  and  goes  to  ask  her 
mistress  that  it  be  sharpened.  Mrs.  Cort  la  certain 
that  she  Is  to  be  killed  and  faints.  Sally,  all  ex- 
citement, runs  for  the  doctor,  forgetting  to  put 
down  the  Jnife.  The  doctor  thinks  she  Is  crazy 
end  telephones  the  police.  The  reserves  come  and 
cart  her  off  to  the  station-house,  where  Terrance 
her  policeman  sweetheart,  offers  explanation,  and 
Sally  is  turned  loose.  Sally  has  a  bad  case  of 
'  stage  struck,"   bnt  Terrance  will  try  to  cure  her. 

AN  ACCIDENTAL  DENTIST  (Jan.  10).— Police- 
man Murphy  leaves  his  post  to  take  lunch  with 
Nora,  a  fashionable  dentist's  maid,  during  the 
absence  of  the  dentist.  Two  thieves  seeing  the 
dentist  depart,  enter  the  place  to  rob  it.  When 
they    hear   some    one    coming    they    decide    to    pre- 


tend they  are  patlenta  and  hurriedly  tie  their  beads 
up.  The  policeman,  noting  the  evidence  of  a  rob- 
bery, and  seeing  through  the  ruse  of  the  thieves, 
pretends  he  is  the  dentist  and  placing  one  In  the 
chair,  administers  laughing  gas.  The  second  thief 
attempts  to  escape,  but  the  policeman  overpowers 
bim,  forces  him  into  a  chair  and  also  gives  blm 
laughing  gas.  Nora  and  the  policeman  return  to 
the  dining  room  to  finish  their  banqnet,  when  the 
dentist  returns,  and,  peeking  through  the  window, 
sees  Nora  entertaining  the  policeman.  He  Indig- 
nantly reports  the  policeman's  absence  from  post, 
and  the  captain  returns  with  the  dentist  and  peeks 
In  the  window.  Nora  sees  them  and  hides  the 
policeman  under  the  table.  The  captain  sees  noth- 
ing wrong,  and  the  policeman  emerges  from  the 
house  with  the  two  prisoners,  who  prove  to  be 
noted  criminals  for  whom  the  police  have  long  been 
searching.  The  policeman  becomes  a  hero  and  is 
praised   Instead  of  blamed. 

SAN  XAVIER  MISSION,  TTTCSON,  ARIZONA 
(Jan.  11). — A  beautiful  educational  picture  showing 
the  atmosphere  of  a  typical  Mexican  Mission  house. 
The  building  is  a  stone  structure  of  large  propor- 
tions, which  win  impress  the  traveler.  Interest- 
ing scenes  are  pictured  of  the  negro  hoys  and  the 
sisters  of  the  mission  going  to  mass.  Inside  of 
the  mission  we  see  the  employment.  Boys  and 
girl  are  weaving  and  fashioning  Mexican  hats, 
baskets  and  other  useful  articles. 

THE  ARTIST'S  ROMANCE  (Jan.  ID.^Tohnson, 
a  rising  young  artist,  goes  on  a  rabbit  hunt.  He 
and  his  dogs  are  hot  on  the  trail  of  a  rabbit. 
Bunny  hides  in  a  clump  of  bushes,  but  Johnson  spies 
him  and  fires.  The  rabbit  Is  wounded.  So  Is  a 
girl  who  has  been  sketching  on  tlie  other  side  of 
the  bushes.  When  Johnson,  holding  the  wounded 
rabbit  triumphantly  aloft  comes  t>oundlng  through 
the  thicket,  the  girl  forgets  her  own  slight  wound. 
She  scolds  and  pleads  with  Johnson  to  give  her  the 
rabbit,  which  be  does.  After  scolding  Johnson 
roundly  for  what  she  calls  his  brutality,  the  girl 
takes  the  rabbit  home  and  dresses  Its  wounds.  The 
brutality  of  man  strikes  the  girl  so  forcibly  tliat 
she  is  inspired  to  paint  a  picture  on  the  subject, 
and  calls  it  "The  Brute."  The  tenderness  of  the 
girl  in  pleading  for  the  rabbit's  life  so  Impresses 
Johnson  that  he  Is  also  Inspired  to  paint  a  picture, 
and  In  return  calls  his  canvas  "The  Appeal." 
Later,  both  paintings  are  hung  at  the  same  ex- 
hibition, where  Johnson  meets  the  girl.  Although 
at  first  bis  efforts  to  gain  her  friendship  are  re- 
pulsed, he  eventually  wins  ouf,  and  the  rabbit, 
which  the  girl  has  made  a  pet,  Is  taken  to  the  spot 
of  the  event,  and  being  freed,  returns  to  his  native 
woods. 

CINES. 

A  SISTER'S  HEART  (Jaji.  4).— Helene  Is  a 
proud,  high-spirited  girl,  and  strongly  opposes  her 
brother's  desire  to  marry  little  Marie  Carter. 
whose  family  is  poor,  and  who  Is  obliged  to  work 
as   a    milliner's   apprentice. 

Realizing  that  his  sister's  attitude  Is  unalterable, 
Victor  becomes  melancholy,  much  to  the  distress 
of  Helene,  who  dearly  loves  her  brother.  Finally 
she  persuades  him  to  take  a  long  sea  voyage  In 
the    hope    that    he   may    forget    the   girl. 

After  bis  departure,  the  family  servant  leama 
through  Marie's  mother  that  the  girl  has  become 
dangerously  ill.  He  informs  Helene,  whose  sym- 
pathy being  awakened,  pays  a  visit  to  the  humble 
iiome.  Touched  by  the  misery  and  sweet  face  of 
Marie,  Helene's  heart  warms  toward  her,  and  love 
conquers  pride  and  prejudice.  She  immediately 
telegraphs  for  her  brother  to  return,  and  upon  his 
arrival,  all  former  discord  Is  forgotten  In  a  happy 
gathering    of    the   three   young    people. 

A  MAID'S  DEVOTION  (Jan.  7).— Elvira  Is  de- 
voted to  her  mistress,  Mrs.  Dale,  and  Is  heart- 
broken when  she  sees  her  Idol  In  tears,  following 
her  husband's  severe  reprimand  for  paying  loo 
much    attention    to    a    young   artist. 

Later,  jtvhen  Mrs,  Dale  has  retired  for  the  night, 
Elvira  secretly  watches  the  husband  search  the 
room  and  discover  a  letter  from  the  artist,  re- 
questing an  Interview  for  the  following  after- 
noon. She  then  Informs  her  mistress,  who  Is  thus 
enabled  to  write  a  note  of  refusal  which  Is  pur- 
posely permitted   to  get  into  Mr.   Dale's  possession. 

This  note  entirely  restores  Mr.  Dale's  confidence 
In  his  wife,  but  he  spends  his  fury  upon  poor  In- 
nocent Elvira,  who  cannot  explain,  for  that  would 
Incriminate  her  mistress.  So  after  bidding  the 
latter  a  tender  farwell,  the  girl  leaves  In  dis- 
grace, but  with  a  secret  reward  of  money  and 
eternal  gratitude  from  the  woman  whose  happi- 
ness  she   so    loyally  guarded. 

THE  WOES  OF  A  PEACEMAKER  (Jan.  11).— 
Albert  and  Louise,  newly  weds,  are  both  of  a 
high-spirited  disposition  and  are  inclined  to  quar- 
rel at  the  slightest  pretext.  Finally  in  desper- 
ation the  bride's  parents  suggest  that  Uncle 
Antliony  should  pay  the  young  couple  a  visit  and 
do  his  best  to  keep   the  peace. 

The  old  uncle  arrives,  and  for  a  time  all  goes 
well,  but  one  day  a  loud  exchange  of  words  arises, 
at  which  the  good  man  becomes  alarmed,  and 
summons  the  parents  to  assist  him  In  quelling  the 
disturbance.  But,  In  the  meantime,  the  warring 
pair  have  made  up  their  differences  and  Uncle  la 
severely   censured  by   the   parents   for  his   folly. 

Another  quarrel  of  a  similar  nature  gets  started 
and  again  proves  to  be  a  false  alarm.  At  this. 
Uncle  Anthony  swears  to  turn  a  deaf  ear  to  all 
disturbances   In   the   future.      Before   long,    however. 


a  real  disagreement  ends  In  Albert's  departurft 
from  the  house  vowing  never  to  return.  Louise 
frantically  rushes  to  her  parents,  who,  realizing 
the  gravity  of  the  situation,  call  upon  Uncle 
Anthony  to  save  the  day.  The  latter  Is  not  In- 
clined to  be  a  peacemaker  again,  but  at  length 
capitulates  and  successfully  brings  Albert  back  to 
his  wife.  Uncle  Anthony's  word  Is  now  law  in 
both    households. 


ECLIPSE. 

KIDNAPPING  THE  FIDDLER  (Jan.  8).— Billy,  a 
fiddler,  has  a  lucky  chance.  The  famous  violinist, 
Lubeklk,  being  unable  to  attend  a  concert  at  the 
home  of  Madam  Stafford,  that  lady  gives  Instruc- 
tions to  her  head  butler  to  find  a  substitute  artist 
at  any  cost.  Billy  is  chosen,  and  his  success  Is 
Instantaneous.  The  guests  are  held  spellbound  by 
his  music  and  a  Baroness  present  Is  so  enraptured 
with  Billy  that  he  has  him  kidnapped  and  taken 
to  her  home. 

Now  Billy  baa  a  wife  and  ten  children.  When 
the  good  woman  Is  Informed  of  her  husband's 
whereabouts  she  assembles  her  tribe  and  with  a 
thick  stick  In  hand  goes  to  the  palatial  residence 
lu  search  of  him.  Forcing  her  way  in,  she 
seizes  Billy  by  the  coat  and  angrily  belabors  him 
over  the  head  with  her  stick.  He  finally  breaks 
from  her  grasp,  however,  and  runs  home,  followed 
by    his    family   In   picturesque  array. 

ALONG  THE  COAST  OF  DALMATIA  (Jan.  8).— 
A  most  fascinating  subject  spreading  before  us 
the  territory  on  the  Adriatic  Sea,  adjacent  to 
where  the  Balkan  war  Is  being  carried  on  with 
such  great  loss  of  life. 

VITAGRAPH. 

THE  ANGEL  OF  THE  DESERT  (Jan.  8),— Mar- 
ried to  a  sporting  man,  Anne  Stearns,  with  their 
little  child,  has  a  varied  and  unsettled  life. 
Finally,  Steams  locates  lu  a  western  town  where 
he  opens  a  gambling  house.  He  Is  a  man  of 
coarse  Instincts  and  mercenary  nature.  He  insists 
that  his  wife  make  herself  agreeable  to  patrons 
of  his  den  and  dance-hall,  to  popularize  the  resort. 
Their  little  girl  Is  taken  very  sick.  Steams  insists 
that  she  leave  the  little  one  and  go  into  the  bar- 
room to  meet  one  of  her  admirers.  She  refuses, 
asserting  that  her  child  demands  ber  attention. 
He  grabs  her,  drags  her  Into  the  saloon  and  In- 
sists that  she  entertain  his  friend.  She  acquiesces 
under  protest.  When  the  drunken  fellow  attempts 
to  caress  her,  she  resists  him  and  her  husband 
tries  to  force  her  to  submit.  At  this  moment,  a 
strange  prospector,  who  has  entered  the  room, 
springs  to  her  protection,  knocking  down  her  an- 
noyer  and  throwing  aside  her  husband.  He  then 
escorts  her  to  her  home  where  she  finds  that  the 
child,  during  her  al'sence,  has  died.  The  de- 
feated   gambler    follows    the    prospector. 

Stearns  entirely  Ignores  his  wife  after  this  in- 
cident and  left  alone,  the  prospector  helps  her 
bury  the  child  and  consoles  her  In  her  grief.  Later, 
he  Is  attacked  by  the  gambler,  whom  he  had  op- 
posed In  Steam's  place,  and  In  a  duel  with  pistols, 
he    shoots    his    assailant. 

By  a  drawn  Jury,  he  Is  sentenced  to  exile,  and 
driven  Into  the  desert.  Anne,  learning  of  hia 
condemnation,  hastily  fills  a  canteen  and  follows 
hira  into  the  desert  where  she  finds  him  already 
delirious  from  thirst.  He  looks  at  ber  through 
bis  death-palled  eyes  and  she  appears  to  blm  as 
a  ministering  angel  coming  to  cool  his  parched  llpa 
with  a  cup  of  cold  water.  Anne  hastens  to  bis 
side  just  as  he  breathes  his  last  and  passes  Into 
the  land  of  eternal  peace  and  rest.  With  thoughts 
of  his  kindness  to  ber  and  her  child  and  fearing 
to  return  to  her  brutal  husband,  she  empties  the 
water  from  her  canteen  into  the  sands  of  the 
desert:  preferring  to  die  beside  the  man  who  would 
protect  her  rather  than  endure  the  lusults  ond 
dangers  of  the  husband  who  would  demoralize  and 
degrade    ber. 

THE  WINGS  OF  A  MOTH  (Jan.  7).— Attractive 
and  pretty,  Alice  Wentworth,  who  works  In  a 
large  department  store,  very  often  receives  the 
fiattering  attentions  of  the  young  men  who  are 
patrons  of  the  establishment.  Possessing  that 
natural  vanity  of  all  good  looking  girls,  she  be- 
comes discontented  with  her  lot  and  longs  for 
the  ease  and  luxury  of  the  handsomely  gowned 
and  wealthy  people  upon  whom  she  Is  obliged  to 
wait. 

Hector  Merrill,  a  middle  aged  and  prosperous- 
looking  gentleman,  who  calls  with  his  sister,  to 
make  a  purchase.  Is  very  much  taken  with  Alice 
and  when  opportunity  offers,  he  asks  her  to  make 
an  appointment  to  take  a  ride  with  bim  in  his 
automobile.  She  shyly  declines.  Upon  leaving 
the  store  that  evening,  she  finds  Hector  waiting 
for  her  at  the  door  and  he  takes  her  home  In  his 
limousine. 

Pleased  with  the  compliment,  she  Joyously  tells 
her  mother,  who  warns  ber  of  the  danger  of  casual 
acquaintances.  To  further  impress  her  Injunction, 
she  tells  her  the  story  of  the  moth  attracted  by 
the  glittering  flame,  falls  Into  it  and  burned  to 
death  before  It  realizes  its  danger.  Alice,  think- 
ing her  mother  somewhat  straight-laced  and  passe. 
Is    piqued    and    resentful. 

On  two  or  three  subsequent  evenings;  Hector 
takes  Alice  to  dinner  at  a  "swell"  restaurant,  with 
cabaret  attractions.  Finally,  he  takes  her  to  sup- 
per and  engages  a  private  dining-room,  where  he 
very  subtly  tries  to  ingratiate  himself  into  her 
favor    and    passes    her    a    glass    of    wine.      As    she 


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raiscB  It  to  her  Upa  a  moth  flattera  Into  the  room, 
bOTers  about  the  lamp  on  the  table  and  falls  Into 
Ita  flame.  Immediately,  ahe  la  reminded  of  her 
mother's  warning.  Daahlng  from  the  room  and 
Into  the  street,  she  hurries  home.  Her  mother  la 
anxloQBly  awaiting  her  belated  coming  and  with 
m.  mother's  Instinct,  she  recognlzea  the  troubled 
look  upon  her  daughter's  face.  Alice  falls  upon 
her  mother's  shoulder  and  In  tears,  thanks  her 
tor  her  timely  warning,  acknowledgea  that  she 
baa  learned  a  leason  she  will  never  forget  and 
Always   heed. 

THE  DELAYED  LETTER  (Jen.  8).— Rejected  by 
Mabel  Hlnton,  Bob  Legrande  goes  West  on  business 
with  Raymond  Condon,  his  partner  and  auccess- 
*nl  rlTal  for  Mabel'a  love.  About  midnight  on 
the  Special  Western  Limited,  Condon  steps  out  on 
the  rear  platform  of  the  Pullman  to  take  the  air. 
fle  Is  followed  by  Legrande,  who  diabolically  at- 
tacks him  and  tries  to  throw  him  off  tlie  fast- 
^ooviMxg  train.  A  violent  struggle  ensues  and  Con- 
dom, in  self-defence,  throws  Legrande  over  the 
«clUeff.  This  last  act  Is  witnessed  by  a  young 
oomtty  couple,  who  are  driving  along  In  a  buggy 
«iD<  harry  to  the  aid  of  Legrande.  The  train  la 
stepped  and  backed  up  to  the  spot.  Legrande. 
QBKOnscIons,  Is  carried  to  a  near-by  farmhouse, 
ffioUowed  by  the  passengers.  A  physician  la  8um- 
Eomwd.  Condon  is  taken  to  the  county  Jail.  Le- 
flEtande,  believing,  he  Is  going  to  die,  writes  Mabel 
lainton  a  confession  of  his  crime,  writing  on  the 
•BDvelope.  **In  case  of  my  death  to  be  delivered.  If 
I  recover,  to  be  returned  to  me  unopened."  The 
doctor  takes  the  letter,  agreeing  to  carry  out  In- 
Qtractlons. 

The  doctor  leaving  next  day,  for  a  six  months* 
trtp  abroad,  the  letter  Is  packed  In  his  trunk,  with 
Ms  coat  and  forgotten.  Months  later,  in  Cairo, 
'he  comes  upon  it  and  believing  Legrande  to  be 
-dead,  forwards  It.  Condon,  in  the  meantime,  la 
tried  for  attempted  murder,  the  charge  being 
-pressed  by  Legrande  who  has  recovered.  Pound 
guilty,  the  letter  arrives  just  In  time  to  change 
the  verdict  of  the  jury  and  save  the  innocent 
Condon    from    condemnation. 

TWO  OF  A  KIND  (Jan.  9). — So  much  alike,  you 
can't  tell  t'other  from  which,  Edna  and  Alice 
two  twins,  are  receiving  the  attentions  of  two 
yonng  friends,  WalUe  and  George.  Edna  receives 
her  caller  in  the  front  parlor  and  Alice,  In  the 
back    parlor. 

Edna  leaves  her  joung  man  for  a  few  momenta 
and  hearing  conversation,  he  peeks  through  the 
folding  doors  and  sees  Wallle  entertaining  her,  as 
be  supposes.  He  Is  furious  because  he  ibinks  she 
is  trying  to  deceive  him  by  receiving  htm  and  his 
friend  on  the  same  night  without  the  other's 
knowledge.  Alice  leaves  the  room  for  a  few 
minutes  and  George,  hearing  conversation ,  in  the 
trout  parlor,  peeks  through  tbe  folding  doors  and 
sees  her,  as  he  supposes  entertaining  his  friend. 
He  comes  to  the  same  conclusion  as  Wallle.  This 
confusion  continues  until  the  two  girls  confront 
the  two  young  men  in  the  one  room.  They  be- 
-come  more  puzzled  tban  ever  for  neither  one  can 
«11  which  of  the  girls  Is  his  sweetheart,  until  Wal- 
lle discovers  a  flower  which  he  placed  In  his  girl's 
hair.  The  girls  very  much  enjoy  the  situation  and 
the  boys  appreciate  the  Joke  which  they  admit  is 
entirely    on    them. 

BETTY'S  BABY  (Jan.  9). — At  the  clrcua,  Betty 
takes  a  notion  to  a  baby  elephant  and  Induces 
her  father  to  buy  it.  He  takes  It  on  a  week's 
trial.  Betty  discovers  that  it  Is  too  big  a  play- 
thing and  it  Is  returned.  George,  her  fiance, 
'hoping  to  please  her,  goes  to  a  costumer's  and 
'hires  an  imitation  elephant  outfit.  He  induces 
two  of  bis  friends  to  fill  the  front  and  hind  lega. 
'He  leads  them  to  Betty's  home  and  ahe,  pretending 
to  be  deceived,  receives  it  with  much  glee  and 
iocks  the  elephant  actors  In  the  barn.  George 
■and  Betty  make  love  at  their  leisure.  The  two 
fellows  In  the  bam  become  restless  and  when  they 
-attempt  to  get  out,  find  themselves  locked  in. 
After  a  while,  George  goes  to  the  bam,  tells  the 
boys  to  pretend  the  elephant  Is  dead.  He  fetches 
'Betty,  ahe  pretends  to  weep  and  George  leads  her 
away.  The  two  boys  crawl  out  of  the  elephant 
and  have  a  good  laugh  at  each  other  for  having 
been    made    the    victims    of    a    huge    joke. 

THE  AMBASSADOR'S  DISAPFEARAKGE  (Jan. 
•10). — A  gang  of  crooks  are  employed  to  &et  pos- 
session of  valuable  papers  of  International  Im- 
iportance,  held  by  the  French  Ambassador,  Vicomte 
de  Jarlals.  They  are  also  instructed  to  get  the 
Ambassador  out  of  the  way  and  make  it  appear 
that  he  has  committed  suicide.  His  mysterious 
disappearance  arouses  the  United  States  Secret 
Service  Officers,  but  they  are  unable  to  solve  It. 
They  find  tils  hat  and  coat  on  the  edge  of  a  pier 
and  they  come  to  the  conclusion  that  it  Is  a  case 
'Of    suicide. 

Lambert  Chase,  the  detective.  Is  consulted  and 
after  going  over  the  ground,  decides  to  put  In 
practice  a  plan  which  he  has  figured  out  from  his 
careful  deductions.  He  gets  on  the  trail  of  the 
crooks  and  decides  that  they  are  holding  the  man 
.prisoner.  He  sends  them  a  message  that  there  Is 
:-a  case  of  merchandise  awaiting  them  at  one  of 
the  piers.  They  send  a  truck  to  the  pier  and 
'bring  it  to  their  headquarters.  After  receiving 
It,  they  lock  the  door  and  proceed  to  open  the 
box.  At  this  point,  Lambert  Chase  springs  from 
the  box,  armed  with  two  revolvers,  with  which 
he  holds  them  at  hay,  while  he  blows  a  whistle 
for  tbe  police,  who  are  waiting  outside  the  bund- 
ling. 


The  gang  attack  the  detective  and  severely  beat 
bim,  but  before  they  have  done  their  worst,  the 
police  break  into  the  room  and  soon  have  them 
under  control.  Entering  an  adjoining  room,  they 
find  the  Ambassador  a  prisoner,  and  release  him. 
Lambert  Chase  is  taken  to  the  hospital  where  he 
receives  dally  visits  from  the  Ambassador,  who 
gratefully  compliments  and  thanks  the  detective 
for  his  valuable  services  to  him  and  his  Govem- 
melt. 

O'HARA  HELPS  CUPID  (Jan.  11).— Larry 
Doolan,  tbe  policeman,  la  In  love  with  the  Widow 
McGee,  who  keeps  a  quick-lunch  room,  and  the 
widow  reciprocates.  Sam  Sharkey,  a  traveling 
salesman,  and  a  friend  of  the  widow's  whom  she 
has  not  seen  for  some  time  turns  up.  He  has 
flashy  clothes  and  fine  manners.  The  widow  Is 
won  over  by  them  and  poor  Larry's  nose  Is  put 
out  of  joint.  In  his  distress,  he  consults  O'Hara, 
who  advises  him  to  play  the  widow's  own  game 
and  he  gets  Aileen.  a  pretty  young  girl,  inter- 
ested in  the  plot.  Larry  dresses  In  his  best  and 
takes  AUeen  to  lunch  at  the  widow's  lunch  room, 
paying  her  marked  attention,  almost  Ignoring  tbe 
widow.  Mrs.  McGee  becomes  furious  and  In  her 
anger,  turns  down  Sharkey,  who  has  lost  bis  job 
and  is  making  a  play  for  the  widow's  money.  He 
grows  desperate  and  goes  to  see  her.  He  makes 
some  advance,  though  she  will  not  give  bim  a 
definite  answer.  He  borrows  some  money  from 
the  widow,  pretending  he  has  left  his  purse  at 
home.  In  putting  It  away  In  his  pocketbook,  he 
drops  a   letter. 

After  he  goes,  the  widow  picks  It  up  and  It  Is 
to  a  pal  and  reveals  the  game  he  Is  playing.  He 
returns  to  find  the  letter  and  she  gets  her  money 
back,  pulls  his  hair  and  dismisses  him  and  writes 
a  leap-year  proposal  to  Larry.  Larry  Is  rejoiced, 
but  at  O'Hara's  advice,  pretends  coolness,  till 
he  has  the  widow  at  his  feet  and  then  he  for- 
gives  her  and   they   get  married. 


EDISON. 

THE  NEW  DAY'S  DAWN  (Jan.  6).— Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Wynne  are  drifting  apart.  After  ten  years 
of  wedlock,  during  which  time  their  common  in- 
terests have  gradually  grown  less  and  less,  we 
find  them  at  the  opening  of  the  picture,  living  In 
a  great  mansion  together  but  almost  entirely  on 
separate  lines.  Dorothy,  their  little  daughter,  is 
the  only  remaining  bond  of  affection  beiVeen  them. 
Through  the  carelessness  of  her  governess,  Dorothy 
Is  badly  Injured  In  a  runaway  accident  and  Is  car- 
ried home  unconscious.  As  usual,  Mrs.  Wynne  is 
at  some  afternoon  reception  and  Mr.  Wynne  on  his 
own  affairs. 

Upon  their  return  each  Is  Informed  by  the 
servants  of  Dorothy's  injury,  and  each  hastens 
to  her  room.  The  family  doctor,  whom  the  servarts 
have  called  and  who  has  long  known  of  the  strained 
relationship  of  the  Wynnes,  refuses  to  allow  either 
of  them  to  enter  the  sick  child's  chamber  an  her 
condition   is  critical  and   requires  perfect   quietness. 

For  hours  tbe  child  lingers  between  life  and 
death,  no  word  coming  from  the  sick  room  which 
the  doctor  and  nurse  dare  not  leave  for  an  instant. 
Unable  to  bear  the  strain  longer,  the  parents  seek 
the  hall  just  outside  their  child's  door  and  meet 
there.  The  thought  of  Dorothy  overcomes  the 
mother  and  she  sinks  down  by  the  door.  Wynne 
gently  lifts  her  up  and  for  tbe  first  time  In  years 
each  is  glad  of  the  other's  presence.  Throughout 
the  long  weary  night  they  sit  on  the  stairs  by  the 
child's  room,  Mrs.  Wynne  finally  dropping  to  sleep 
In  her  husband's  arm.  With  tbe  new  day's  dawn 
the  crisis  Is  passed  and  the  doctor  breaks  the 
news  to  the  pair  whose  love  has  been  rekindled 
by    the    suffering    of    their    child. 

IT  IS  NEVER  TOO  LATE  TO  MEND  (Jan.  6).— 
A  synopsis  of  this  special  two-reel  release  was 
published  in  the  advertisement  of  the  General  Film 
Company  on  pages  1316  and  1317  of  last  week's 
issue. 

AN  ITNSULLIED  SHIELD  (Jan.  7).— His  Grace, 
the  Dulio  of  Rutland,  is  dying  and  bis  family 
consisting  of  his  wife  and  bis  only  son  are  at 
his  bedside.  He  admonishes  his  son  to  live  up 
to  the  best  traditions  of  his  ancestors  and  the 
boy  swears  to  be  a  worthy  son  of  a  worthy  sire 
and  talies  liis  mother  in  his  arms,  Indicating  that 
he  will  be  henceforth  her  refuge,  whereupon  the 
old    duke    passes    away    happily    contented. 

We  later  see  the  Duke  In  a  Monte  Carlo  Casino; 
he  loses  to  such  an  extent  that  he  Is  wiped  out 
and  can  only  continue  playing  on  I.  O.  U's,  Upon 
returning  to  London  he  borrows  money  from  a 
notorious  money  lender  whom  he  promises  to  pay 
back  In  thirty  days.  He  forgets  about  the  obliga- 
tion, but  a  month  later  he  Is  forcibly  reminded 
of  it  by  the  money  lender  who  threatens  to  ex- 
pose him.  He  promises  to  settle  the  following 
day. 

Afraid  of  exposure  he  forges  his  mother's  name  to 
a  checlv.  Later  sitting  In  front  of  several  great 
paintings  of  his  ancestors,  consplcuons  among 
whicli  Is  a  shield,  he  falls  asleep  and  In  bis  dream 
he  recltlessly  crashes  a  glass  of  liquor  against 
tbe    escutclieon. 

One  by  one  we  see  the  gentlemen  of  the  pictures 
leave  their  frames,  advance  toward  the  sleeping 
Duke  and  In  an  Intensely  dramatic  scene  each  de- 
scribes how  he  fought  for  the  name  which  he 
bears. 

The  Duke  Is  still  asleep  and  slowly  along  tbe 
gallery  is  seen  to  approach  bis  mother.  She  moves 
to  his    side    and    tenderly    awakes   him.       He   starts 


suddenly,  looks  around  the  room,  sees  the  paint- 
ings, the  shield,  his  mother  and  Is  utterly  be- 
wildered. Suddenly  he  recoils  and  quickly  cross- 
ing to  the  wall,  takes  the  shield  down  and  closely 
examines  it.  He  finds  It  unsullied.  Reverently 
raising  It  to  bis  lips  he  kisses  it.  He  looks  toward 
his  mother  and  taking  the  check  book  from  his 
pocket  shows  her  the  forged  name.  She  is  greatly 
affected  but  coming  to  a  decision  destroys  the 
check.  He  falls  on  his  knees  In  deep  contrition 
but  she  gently  raises  him  up  and  going  to  the 
table  signs  a  blank  check  and  presents  It  to  bim. 
After  reading  It  he  turns  to  the  paintings  of  his 
ancestors  and  Indicates  that  he  will  be  true  to 
the   trust   and   leave    no   blot   upon    bis  escutcheon. 

INTEBRUPTED  WEDDING  BELLS  (Jon.  8).— 
John  Smith,  an  Inveterate  smoker,  gave  Miss 
Brown  his  word  of  honor  he  would  never  smoke 
again.  On  this  condition  only  would  she  accept 
him  as  her  future  husband.  In  spite  of  his  long- 
ing for  tobacco,  Smith  carried  out  his  resolution 
much  to  the  amusement  of  his  former  pals,  who 
decide  to  play  a  little  Joke  on  him.  On  tbe  day 
of  his  wedding  they  sent  him  a  cigar  containing 
an  explosive,  representing  It  to  be  a  "No-to-bac" 
and  that  by  smoking  it  he  wonid  lose  the  taste 
for  tobacco  forever.  Smith  still  hankering  for 
tobacco  and  more  than  anxious  to  lose  the  taste, 
lights  the  **No-to-bac"  which  promptly  explodes, 
singeing  his  mustache  and  eyebrows — bis  face  is 
now  a  comical  sight  to  behold,  on  the  eve  of  his 
wedding  too.  He  loses  considerable  time,  being 
obliged  to  go  to  the  barber's  to  have  his  physiog- 
nomy put  In  shape  again.  Mr.  Jones,  who  closely 
resembles  Mr.  Smith,  Is  passing  tbe  bouse  where 
the  non-appearance  of  the  groom  has  created  much 
excitement  among  the  family  who  have  gathered 
to  witness  the   marriage. 

They  seize  Jones,  believing  him  to  be  Smltb, 
rush  him  Into  the  house  and  proceed  with  the 
ceremony.  Jones  madly  protests  and  finally 
manages  to  telephone  his  wife  to  come  to  bis 
aid.  Smith  then  appears  with  a  clean  shave  and 
is  not  recognized  and  matters  become  more  com- 
plicated. At  this  point  Jones'a  wife  puts  In  an 
appearance  and  a  most  laughable  scene  follows, 
as  to  who  is  who.  After  much  hubbub  matters 
are  straightened  out  to  the  satisfaction  of  all 
concerned. 

Mrs.  Jonea  departs  with  her  husband  while  the 
belated  Smith  and  his  tear  stained  MJss  Brown 
take  their  positions  under  the  wedding  hell  as 
the    marriage    ceremony    is    about    to    begin. 

THE  ELDORADO  LODE  (Jan.  10).— Jim  Harris 
had  pinned  all  his  hopes  for  years  on  the  Eldorado 
Lode  and  somehow  It  had  never  seemed  to  quite 
pan  out  and  when  bis  little  baby  girl  was  hurt 
and  he  needed  money  for  a  serious  and  expensive 
operation  upon  her,  he  threw  everything  in  the 
balance  and  offered  to  sell  the  mine  to  a  New 
York  mining  corporation  at  almost  any  price. 
They  sent  a  man  out  West  to  investigate  and 
purchase  it  at  the  lowest  possible  price. 

But  the  mining  expert  meets  with  an  accident 
on  the  mountain  trail  near  the  Eldorado  Lode  and 
Jim  Harris  finds  him  unconscious  with  his  horse 
dead  beside  him.  Harris  takes  him  to  his  humble 
home  and  his  wife  nurses  him  back  to  life  and 
health.  Thus  it  is  that  the  expert  comes  to 
understand  the  suffering  and  great  need  of  money 
that  Is  forcing  Harris  to  sell  and  upon  Investigating 
the    mine    he    discovers    It    is    worth    a   fortune. 

During  ail  this  a  rival  company  has  been 
watching  and  one  day  the  New  York  man  finds 
anotber  man  In  the  mine  making  the  same  dis- 
covery that  he  made  and  the  former  realizes  It 
is  a  case  of  wits,  nerve  and  muscle  In  order  to 
win  a  vast  fortune.  In  a  very  short  space  of 
time  all  these  are  brought  into  play  as  he  finds 
himself  bound  hand  and  foot  by  a  Mexican  greaser 
while  his  rival  rides  away  to  complete  the  pur- 
chase of  the  mine.  By  quick  wit  and  forcible 
action  the  captor  finds  himself  tbe  captnred  and 
mounting  the  Mexican's  horse,  the  man  from  New 
York  starts  on  a  race  for  the  possession  of  the 
mine. 

His  rival's  horse  becomes  lame  and  our  New 
York  expert  finds  there  is  notbing,  beyond  closing 
the  deal  with  Its  owner,  to  prevent  him  taking 
possession  of  the  mine.  Harris  has  gone  for  the 
doctor  for  his  little  child  and  when  the  expert 
arrives  at  the  doctor's  house  he  hears  the  father 
pleading  for  help  and  medical  aid.  Realizing  that 
he  Is  about  to  win  a  fortune  for  a  rich  New  York 
corporation  at  the  price  of  b  is  own  Ideas  and  Is 
cheating  a  man  out  of  something  that  means  so 
much  to  him,  it  so  ends  that  when  the  purchase 
is  finally  completed,  Jim  Harris  is  still  half  owner 
of  tbe  Eldorado  Lode  and  the  possessor  of  a 
check    for    |60,000. 

The  last  scene  closes  with  the  Joy  of  the  child's 
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to  he  separated.  Neither  knew  where  to  find  tbe 
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thrown  together — he,  the  bridegroom,  she,  the  maid 
of   boDor. 

After  the  meeting  June  and  Lee  struggle  brave- 
ly to  carry  themeelves  through  the  ordeal,  though 
various    circumstances    malie    this    difficult'    indeed. 

The  evening  before  the  wedding  we  see  them 
go  through  the  rehearsal  of  the  ceremony.  Grace 
retires  to  her  room  with  a  headache.  June  also 
retires  after  accidentally  dropping  a  rose  she  has 
been  wearing.  After  reaching  her  room  June 
wonders  whetlier  Lee  will  think  she  has  dropped 
the  rose  for  a  purpose.  Then  she  wonders  whether 
be  picked  It  up  and  is  tempted  to  go  and  see. 
Upon  reaching  the  hall  she  finds  Lee  kissing  the 
rose  and  turns  to  dee  but  be  is  past  restraint.  He 
seizes  her  wrist  and  they  are  lost.  Emotion  has 
sway  and  June  agrees  to  elope  with  him.  They 
are  convinced  that  Grace  will  recover  from  the 
blow,  that  she  does  not  feel  very  deeply  any- 
way   and    their    own    happiness    Is    paramount. 

Jane  gets  her  traveling  bag  and  they  are  about 
t'o  leave  the  house  when  Grace  comes  on  the  scene, 
walking  In  her  sleep.  While  June  and  Lee  stand 
to  one  side  the  sleeping  girl  goes  through  her 
part  of  the  marriage  ceremony  as  It  had  been 
rehearsed.  The  madness  of  June  and  Lee  disap- 
pears. At  the  end  June  leads  the  still  sleeping 
Grace  up  to  her  own  room.  Then  she  goes  down 
to  Lee  again  and  with  a  wordless  look  of  chastened 
understanding,  they  separate.  In  the  last  scene 
we  are  shown  the  wedding  ceremony  and  June  is 
truly    a    maid    of    honor. 


BIOGRAPH. 

THE  TELEPHONE  GIEL  AKD  THE  LADY  (Jan. 
6)  .—Over  the  wire  two  friends  were  made  and  a 
catastrophe  averted.  Then  In  gratitude  for  her 
deliverance  the  lady  enabled  two  young  hearts  to 
realize  their  desire.  Watchful  eyes  had  reckoned 
without  the  telephone  girl  and  her  many  branch- 
ing wires,  while  her  father  had  reckoned  with- 
out" the  sergeant  on  the  beat  and  the  lady.  The 
father  coveted  the  groceryman  and  his  store  for 
the  girl,  but  the  lady  found  a  way  to  satisfy 
all. 

THE  BEST  MAN  WINS  (Jan.  9).— That  goes 
without  saying,  but  In  this  case  the  man  was 
doubly  best.  He  was  the  belated  bridegroom's 
rival  In .  love,  waiting  on  the  right  hand  of  the 
lady  at  the  wedding  to  be.  No  wonder  she  trans- 
ferred her  life' s  fortune  then  and  there.  The 
evidence  against  the  delinquent  groom  was  too 
terrible  and  Incriminating  to  behold.  One  conld 
not  blame  her.  She  preferred  marriage  unabridged. 
So   the  best   man  won. 

THE  BITE  OF  A  SNAHE  (J&n.  9).— Zeke  was 
the  genius  of  Dry  Town.  It  looked  for  a  time  as 
if  the  Women's  C.  T.  U.  was  going  to  be  baffled. 
Antidotes  are  antidotes  and  medicine  is  medicine. 
Neiher  can  be  denied  he  suffering  man.  But  the 
vigilant  ladles  found  the  cause.  That  was  the 
end  of  Zeke  and  his  genius.  But  they  all  got 
stung. 


PATHE. 

PATHE'S  "WEEKLY,  NO.  1,  1913  (Dec.  30).— 
New  York,  N.  Y.  The  Suffragettes'  New  York- 
to-Albany-hike  starts  forth  bravely  with  twenty- 
nine    members    In    the    army. 

Stockholm,  Sweden.  Some  agricultural  scientists 
are  experimenting  with  a  new  plow  operated  by 
a    kerosene    motor. 

Glencoe,  Pa.  Two  B.  &  0.  engines  and  42  cars 
on  the  Pittsburg  division  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio 
R.  R.  run  away  down  the  moxintaln  side,  jump 
the  track  and  pile  up  at  the  foot  of  an  embank- 
ment,   killing    five    men. 

Lule  Burgas,  Turkey.  The  Turkish  army  re- 
treats toward  the  Tchatalja  lines  after  a  disastrous 
defeat. 

Mt.  Vernon,  Va.  The  Alexandria  Masonic  Lodge, 
of  which  Washington  was  the  first  Grand  Master, 
lays  wreaths  on  the  tomb  of  the  First  President 
on    the    113th    Anniversary    of    his    death. 

Jena,  Germany.  The  stone  bridge  of  Camsdorfer 
Is  destroyed  by  the  river  Saale,  swollen  by  recent 
torrential    rains. 

PEGGY  AND  THE  OLD  SCOUT  (Tan.  8).— Billy 
Gody,  an  express  messenger,  Is  entrusted  with  a 
bag  of  gold  which  he  Is  to  carry  over  the  Broken 
Trail.  He  Is  mounted  on  his  pel'  horse,  Peggy, 
which  he  has  taught  to  perform  some  clever  tricks. 
The  length  of  the  Journey  necessitates  a  night's 
encampment.  While  he  is  sleeping,  a  band  of 
Indians  make  him  a  prisoner.  He  refuses  to  tell 
where  the  gold  is  hidden  and  Is  tied  to  the  stake, 
but  Peggy  with  her  teeth  unties  the  knots  that 
bind  him  to  the  tree.  Gody  Is  pursued  by  the  Red- 
men  and  while  he  is  fighting  them  off  Peggy  races 
back  to  town  and  summons  some  cowboys  who 
soon  rout  the  Indians,  thus  allowing  Peggy  and 
the    old    Scout    to   continue    their    journey. 

THE  HOLLOW  TREE  (Jan.  9).— The  heir  to  a 
comfortable  fortune  Is  followed  by  a  tramp  and 
laid  low  with  a  blow  from  a  hammer  which  the 
tramp  has  stolen  from  the  blacksmith  shop  of 
Jeff  Reed.  The  tramp  buries  the  money  near  a 
hollow  tree  and  then  summons  the  police  who 
find  the  hammer  and  accordingy  arrest  the  black- 
smith. Reed's  outraged  family  help  him  to  escape 
from  the  cell  and  he  goes  to  the  scene  of  the 
murder  In  search  of  some  evidence  that  will  clear 
his  name.  The  tramp  returns  about  this  time  and 
the  blacksmith  watches  him  Intently  from  the 
hollow    tree    In    which    he    has    concealed    himself. 


When  the  tramp  has  dug  the  money  from  its 
hiding  place  and  started  away.  Reed  springs  upon 
him,  turns  him  over  to  the  authorities  and  has 
little  difficulty  in  proving  his  Innocence  and  the 
guilt   of   the   new   prisoner. 

STARTING  SOMETHING  (Jan.  11)  .—Charlie 
Clarkson  and  his  wife,  Gwendoline,  are  very  happy 
until  bis  mother-in-law  suggests  to  her  daughter 
that  she  keep  Charlie  imder  control  by  means  of 
mental  suggestion.  Gwendoline  does.  She  tells 
Charlie  that  he  has  been  poisoned  by  drinking 
just  a  little  dark  brown  liquor  from  a  punch  bowl 
and  that  in  order  to  keep  from  dying  he  must  keep 
moving.  This  tip  alarms  the  servants  who  Im- 
mediately start  and  keep  jumping  until  one  by 
one  tbey  fall  exhausted.  Clarkson  continues  to 
impersonate  a  jumplng-Jack  until  Mrs.  Clarkson 
breaks  the  spell  and  he  admits  the  joke  Is  on  him. 


C.  G.  P.  C. 

LOVE  UNCONQTTEEABLE  (Jan.  7).— Max  Linder 
again  to  the  fore  as  a  lover  who  undertakes  to 
convince  Papa  that  Max  Is  the  son-in-law  he  Is 
going  to  have.  Of  course,  the  girl  has  decided 
that  no  one  will  do  but  Max,  and  with  these  two 
agreeable,  there  Is  nothing  for  father  to  do  but 
comply,  although  he  makes  many  brave  and  amus- 
ing attempts  to  avoid  losing  his  daughter  to  the 
fickle    Max. 

RADIOGRAPHY  IN  PRACTICE  (Jan.  10).— Some- 
thing absolutely  new!  X-ray  photographs  are  still 
one  of  the  foremost  wonders  of  science,  but  X-ray 
motion  pictures  are  an  innovation.  In  this  film 
the  action  of  the  knee  joint,  the  fingers,  hand 
and  wrist  are  seen,  as  well  as  views  of  various 
small  animals  under  the  penetrating  rays,  show- 
ing   the    workings    of    their    Interior    organs. 

THE  LIFE  OF  ANTS  (Jan.  10).— This  industrious 
insect  gives  a  lesson  In  thrift  and  systematic  work- 
ing which  will  be  a  revelation  to  a  great  many 
people  and  an  interesting  and  instructive  film 
for    everyone. 


ESSANAY. 

THE  HEIRESS  (Jan.  7).-^immy,  the  impecuni- 
ous, arrives  at  the  club,  where  his  fellow  mem- 
bers are  engaged  In  a  game  of  cards.  He  helps 
himself  to  a  cigarette  and  borrows  a  five  spot 
from  one  of  the  boys  in  the  same  breath.  Baxter, 
a  fellow  club  member,  receives  a  message  from 
the  family  doctor,  stating  that  he  had  better  re- 
turn to  his  home  immediately.  Arriving  at  home 
he  sends  a  message  to  the  boys  at  ttie  club  telling 
them  that  the  heiress  has  arrived,  and  that  some 
of  the  nice  marriageable  fellows  bad  better  come 
up  and  meet  her.  Enthused  with  the  spirit  of 
being  "near  uncles,"  they  buy  everything  from  a 
rattle  to  a  rocking  horse,  and  with  the  cargo  under 
their  arms,  swarm  in  upon  the  new  father.  In 
their  excitement  they  leave  the  message  on  the 
table  at  the  club.  Jimmy  picks  it  up  and  re- 
turning to  his  home,  dresses  for  the  unusual  oc- 
casion of  meeting  the  * 'heiress."  Out  of  funds, 
he  returns  to  the  club,  where  he  makes  a  small 
touch.  Returning  to  his  home  again  Jimmy  takes 
all  of  his  earthly  belongings  and  proceeds  to  a 
pawn  shop  with  them.  He  then  calls  at  Baxter's 
home  and,  mistaking  the  maid  for  the  heiress.  In- 
vites her  out  to  dine.  With  his  roll  of  hard 
earned  money  he  buys  the  best  of  everything  for 
her  from  soup  to  wine.  Mason,  one  of  the  club 
members,  sees  Jimmy  and  the  girl,  and  tells  Bax- 
ter about  It.  They  all  go  to  the  restaurant  where 
Jimmy  Introduces  the  girl  to  his  friends  as  his 
fiancee.  Baxter  Invites  them  all  to  his  home.  The 
second  maid  brings  In  the  baby,  and  the  proud 
father  Introduces  the  baby  to  Jimmy  as  the  heir- 
ess, and  explains  that  the  young  lady  Jimmy  has 
been  dining  with,  Is  his  maid.  Realizing  his 
terrible  mistake,  Jimmy  dashes  madly  from  the 
house,  leaving  behind  a  heart-broken  Imaginary 
heiress,  and  a  hilarious  congregation  of  club 
colleagues. 


Among  the  Exhibitors. 

New  York,  N.  Y. — ^Sustave  L.  Lawrence 
bought  for  improvement  a  large  theater  on  West 
side  of  Sherman  Avenue.  The  new  house  will  be 
named  the  Dyckman  Theater. 

Apalachicola,  Fla. — A  contract  has  been  let  for 
the  construction  of  an  opera  house  here.  Cost  $10,- 
000. 

Enid,  Okla. — C.  F.  Bolton  of  Lawton,  and  H.  P. 
Black  of  Paris,  Tex.,  have  purchased  the  Electric 
theater  of  this  city.  The  theater  will  be  extensively 
remodeled. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — The  Williamsburg  Amusement 
Co.  signed  contracts  for  the  erection  of  a  high- 
class    theater    on    Broadway.     Brooklyn. 

Gary,  Ind. — Harry  G.  Somraers  of  the  Knicker- 
bocker theater,  New  York,  Is  contemplating  build- 
ing a  new  play  house  In  this  city. 

N.  Y.  Cil^,  N.  Y. — Barron  &  Buckley  have  broken 
ground  on  Amsterdam  Avenue,  opposite  High  Bridge 
Park,  and  Intend  to  erect  a  moving  picture  theater. 
Cost   $50,000. 

Kenosha,  Wis.— Chas.  Paclne  will  build  a  new 
motion   picture  theater  on  the  West  Side. 

OrfordvUle,  Wis. — J.  S.  Helgeson  will  open  a 
motion   picture   theater  here. 

Scranton,  la. — Messrs.  Fred  Haghart  and  Fred. 
Frevert  are  contemplating  opening  a  moving  picture 
theater  in  Cburdan. 


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lif-r  so  slie  would  not  give  in  to  him,  so  they 
both  decided  to  go  halfway  which  they  did  for  then 
for  the  rest  of  their  lives   together. 


UNIVERSAL 

MILANO. 

FATTTF.B'S  STRATEGEM  (Jan.  4).— Rita  and 
Marie  are  sisters,  and  with  tlieir  husbands,  Luclen 
and  Henri,  have  gone  to  a  ball.  Here  the  atten- 
tions the  young  ladies  receive  from  the  men  flirts 
on  the  dance  floor  arouse  the  ire  of  the  two  hus- 
bands, and  when  this  Is  noticed  by  their  wives 
they  foolishly  decide  to  try  patience  to  the  limit. 
The  men  naturally  look  for  solace  in  the  same  plan 
of  action  and  find  willing  accomplices  among  the 
women  at  the  gathering.  This  brings  matters  to  a 
frisis,  with  the  result  that  the  four  young  people 
are  soon  In  a  heated  clash  of  recriminations.  All 
leav©  hurriedly  for  home.  The  girls  send  for  their 
parents. 

The  father  decides  upon  a  plan  of  action.  He 
solemnly  agrees  with  the  young  folks  that  they 
have  been  mortally  wronged  and  that  their  only- 
redress  Is  In  the  decree  of  the  divorce  court.  TMe 
next  day  he  calls  the  maid  and  the  butler  to  his 
room,  and  has  them  each  write  a  letter  at  Ms  dic- 
tation. The  butler  writes  a  love  note  to  Rita  and 
Marie  asking  them  to  meet  two  well  known  caval- 
iers at  a  private  room  in  one  of  the  gayest  restau- 
rants of  the  city.  The  maid  writes  to  the  two  young 
husbands  making  an  appointment  for  the  same 
time  and  place  with  two  notorious  chorus  girls. 
Each  make  the  restriction  that  they  are  to  at- 
tend In  full  disguise  and  mask,  that  prying  husband 
or  wife  may  he  none  the  wiser.  The  notes  com- 
pleted, father  has  tlie  butler  take  his  note  to  the 
two  young  men,  telling  them  he  has  Inadvertently 
picked  It  up  in  the  ladles'  dressing  room,  while 
the  maid  takes  her  note  to  the  ladles  saying  she 
has  found  It  on  the  men's  dressing  table.  The  re- 
sult l8  as  the  old  gentleman  had  anticipated.  The 
yoang  folks,  believing  their  worst  fears  verified, 
decide  to  go  to  the  cafe  at  tlie  appointed  time  and 
there  confront  their  guilty  mates. 

That  evening  father  and  mother  arrive  first  at 
the  cafe  to  arrange  willi  the  proprietor  for  the 
little  tableau.  They  hide  on  the  approach  of  the 
young  men.  The  husbands  are  quickly  followed 
by  the  wives,  all  In  domino  and  mask.  They  fly 
to  unmask  each  other,  and  in  the  surprise  and 
confusion  that  follows  all  their  Jealousy  disappears. 
A  greater  surprise  awaits  them  for  the  old  folks 
come  from  their  biding  place  laughing  at  them. 


VICTOR. 

THE  GUOUCH  (Jan.  S). — John  Uorgan  Is  a 
grouch.  Hie  stenographer,  Kate,  let  him  rave 
until  one  day  when  it  was  cold  and  he  Insisted 
upon  having  the  window  open  right  over  her  head, 
her  patience  gave  out  and  she  simply  told  him  in 
a  very  emphatic  manner  that  "she  would  not  freeze 
to  death  for  any  man."  She  was  dismissed  from 
his  employ. 

A  few  days  before  this  a  girl  named  Nan  Keyes 
applied  for  a  position  In  the  office.  Kate  told  her 
there  was  no  opening  but  John  Morgan  upon  enter- 
ing the  room  heard  Kate's  remark  and  immediately 
found  a  position  for  Nan  in  the  stock  room  to 
take  the  position  of  shipping  clerk  which  had  been 
held  by  Dan  whom  Morgan  put  back  in  the  ship- 
ping room  with  the  other  boys.  Immediately  upon 
Kate's  dismissal  from  the  office  Nan  was  asked 
if  she  could  do  stenography  and  as  she  could  she 
was  taken  into  the  office  to  work. 

One  day  Nan  caught  a  dreadful  cold  from  toe 
window  she  had  left  open  to  make  Morgan  angry. 
That  day  he  left  the  office  before  she  did  and  on 
going  ont  dropped  his  wallet  on  the  floor.  Nan 
found  it  and  having  no  place  to  keep  It  until  morn- 
ing she  put  It  In  her  bag  for  safety.  Now  Nan 
had  an  enemy  In  an  admirer  of  hers.  Dan  had 
been  an  ardent  admirer  of  Nan's,  overstepped 
courtesy  one  day.  and  Nan  had  given  him  a  good 
slap  in  the  face  before  the  eyes  of  his  fellow  work- 
men  and    he   was    ready    for   revenge. 

His  time  came  for  Just  as  Nan  picked  up  the 
purse  he  stepped  Into  the  room  and  then"  quickly 
out  again  having  seen  her  put  the  wallet  into  her 
own  bag.  The  next  day  Nan  was  too  sick  to 
come  to  work  and  when  John  Morgan  inquired  If 
anyone  had  beard  from  her  Dan  told  what  he  bad 
seen.  Morgan  did  not  believe  and  forbid  him  to 
say  anything  more  on  the  subject  bat  went  straight 
to  Nan*8  house.  He  was  surprised  to  find  her  In 
such  poor  lodgings  and  found  that  she  supported 
her  good  for  nothing  father,  who  Inhabited  the 
saloons.  To  this  father  she  had  given  the  wallet  to 
be  returned  toMr.  Morgan  when  she  found  she  was 
too  ill  to  go  to  business.  He  stopped  in  to  treat 
his  friends  and  when  Nan  and  Mr.  Morgan  found 
him,  some  of  the  money  had  disappeared.  It  was 
then  that  John  Morgan  found  Nan  should  not  live 
with  this  dreadful  father  of  hers,  but  when  be  told 


UNIVERSAL. 

ANIMATED  WEEKLY  No.  42  (Dec.  25)..  SMALL- 
EST HOR.se  in  THE  WORLD.  Eight  years  old, 
weighs  thirty-seven  pounds,   twenty-two  inches  high. 

ROYALTY  AT  DRANMEN.  King  Haakon  and 
bis  suite  witness  the  opening  of  the  skating  sea- 
son at  Dranmeu,   Norway. 

FIFTY  THOUSAND  DOLLAR  WRECK.  Two 
freight  trains  crash  at   Easton,   Pa. 

PARIS  FASHIONS.  Latest  importations  from  the 
Paris   millinary   shops. 

THE  LAST  "CLASSIC."  The  November  Handi- 
cap is  won  by  "Wagstaff's"  at  Manchester,  England. 

FIRE  AT  BRADDOCK.  A  disastrous  fire  sweeps 
over  the  buslfless   section  of  Braddock,   Pa   . 

SPRINGBOKS  VS.  MIDLANDS.  The  Springboks. 
South  Africa's  Rugby  Team,  have  a  great  victory 
over    the    Midlands    at    Leicester,    England. 

THE  PEOPLE'S  LINE.  The  Three-Cent  Car  Line 
permanently  established  over  the  Manhattan  Bridge, 
New   York   City. 

THE  EMPEROR  OF  GERMANY.  The  Kaiser  re- 
views his  troops  at  Berlin. 

PEERESSES  AT  PLAY.  The  House  of  Lords' 
Ladles  and  House  of  Commons'  Ladies  play  for  the 
Silver    Challenge    Cup    at     Manchester,     England. 

PRESIDENT  TAFT  RECEIVES  THE  BOY  CORN 
GROWERS.  The  prize  winning  corn  growers  visit 
the    Chief    Executive    at    the    National    Capitol. 

ON  TO  ALBANY.  Suffragettes  saunter  to  the 
Capitol  to  present  a  petition  to  Hon.  William  Sulzer, 
the  Governor-elect  of  New  York. 

WHO'S  WHO  IN  STAGELAND.  TRIXIE  FRI- 
GANZA,  .the  musical  comedy  star  poses  for  the 
Animated   Weekly. 


FRONTIER. 

THE  HORSE  RACE  AT  HAWLEY'S  RANCH 
(Jan.  1). — A  widow  has  been  struggling  while  her 
only  daughter  has  been  growing  to  womanhood 
to  keep  the  little  ranch  home  for  their  own.  Re- 
verses came  and  a  mortgage  is  placed  on  the  ranch. 
A  dance  Is  to  be  held  at  Hawley's  Ranch  and  Meg 
and'  her  motlier  are  invited.  While  the  young 
folks  are  enjoying  the  dance,  the  old  folks  bike  to 
the  house  where  old  cider  Is  served.  They  go 
back  to  the  young  dancers  and  find  our  heroine  has 
succeeded  In  lassoing  the  new  hand  at  Hawley's 
Ranch.  Her  long  braid  of  hair  has  become  tangled 
In  one  of  the  buttons  of  his  vest,  and  before  the 
untangle  Is  completed,  the  two  young  folks  are  in- 
clined to  think  that  Fate  must  have  had  a  hand 
in  it,  and  Meg  glides  away  In  the  arms  of  the 
cowboy. 

We  go  back  to  the  old  folks  and  find  that  the 
cider  has  started  Its  work  and  they  go  out  on 
the  lawn  and  do  a  "hoe-down."  At  its  finish  old 
man  Hawley  Is  ready  to  bet  every  cent  he 
ever  saw  that  his  ranch  outfit  can  beat  any  other 
ranch  outfit  In  the  world  and  tliat  he  has  a  horse 
that  can  beat  any  other  horse  In  Ajnerlca,  and 
he  backs  his  argument  with  $500.00  In  cash. 
The  notice  is  written  and  the  two  old  sports  hike 
to  where  the  young  folks  are.  The  young  people 
gather  around.  The  dance  comes  to  an  end  and 
each  cowboy  feels  that  he  is  got  to  win  that 
race  which  is  to  take  place  the  following  Thurs- 
day. The  following  morning  Meg's  mother  re- 
ceives notice  that  unless  the  $400.00  can  be  paid 
on  the  mortgage  on  the  coming  Thursday  the  mort- 
gage will  be  foreclosed  Immediately.  Meg  rides 
up  to  the  little  home,  sees  her  mother  in  distress 
and  learns  tlie  cause.  A  thought  comes  to  her: 
Wliy  -could  not  she  in  the  disguise  of  a  man  enter 
the  race? 

The  scene  now  changes  to  the  day  of  the  race. 
The  horses  are  all  lined  up.  As  the  shot  is 
about  to  be  fired,  Meg  drives  her  horse  to 
the  line-up  and  as  the  shot  Is  fired  tlie  horses 
dash  away  almost  simultaneously.  As  the  race 
jirogresses  we  see  Meg's  horse  gradually  forging  to 
the  front.  The  race  Is  over  and  there  Is  great  ex- 
citement when  it  Is  learned  tliat  it  Is  Meg  who 
has  won  the  race.  She  hurries  home  and  Is  just  In 
time  to  pay  over  the  money  to  the  man  who  holds 
the   mortgage. 


CRYSTAL. 

HEROIC  HAROLD  (Jan.  12).— Harold  is  of  a 
very  timid  disposition.  He  Is  In  love  with  Pearl, 
whose  father  does  not  look  with  favor  upon  Harold's 
suit.  Harold  calls  on  Pearl  and  father  sticks 
around.  To  rid  themselves  of  tlie  old  gent  Pearl 
plays  the  piano  and  Harold  sings.  Father  exits, 
leaving  the  young  couple  to  their  love-making. 
Father  goes  into  the  library  to  read.  Meanwhile 
a  burglar  enters  the  dining-room  and  proceeds  to 
help  himself  to  llie  family  plate.  Harold  hear- 
ing a  noise  goes  into  the  dining-room  and  after 
a  tussle  the  burglar  succeeds  in  making  his  escape. 
Pearl  tells  Harold  to  pretend  that  he  is  fighting 
the  burglar  and  she  will  bring  father  to  witness 
his  bravery.  This  Pearl  does  and  father  prepares 
his  revolver  for  action.  Harold,  meantime,  Is 
making  a  wreck  of  the  dining-room,  upsetting 
table  and  chairs,  and  father  enters  just  as  tlie 
burglar  Is  supposed  to  have  Jumped  through  the 
window.  Harold  and  Pearl  tell  of  his  great  feat 
in  vanquishing  the  intruder  and  father's  objections 
to  Harold   are   a   thing  of   the  past. 

A  NIGHT  AT  THE  CLUB   (Jan.   12).— Mr.   Bored- 


man  promises  to  take  his  wife  to  the  opera.  In- 
stead his  friend  Barnett  induces  him  to  go  out 
on  a  lark.  Boredman  tells  his  wife  that  he  must 
go  out  on  business,  but  her  suspicions  being  aroused, 
she  follows  him.  The  men  go  to  a  gambling  house 
tliat  is  masked  by  being  represented  as  a  literary 
society.  Tliey  proceed  to  play,  when  the  door- 
keeper tells  Boredman  that  his  wife  Is  outside. 
He  makes  his  escape  through  the  window,  and  she 
enters,  but  being  unable  to  find  her  husband,  gives 
Barnett  a  masterful  tongue-lashing.  Just  then  the 
place  is  raided  and  everybody  in  the  place  Is 
arrested,  Including  Mrs.  Boredman.  Boredman  goes 
home,  and  it  being  very  late  at  night,  and  his 
wife  not  being  home,  he  begins  to  worry.  He 
visits  the  club-house  and  getting  into  an  argu- 
ment with  the  policeman  in  charge  is  also  arrested. 
Meanwhile.  Mrs.  Boredman  Is  still  in  jail.  Barnett 
and  others  are  in  a  cell,  when  to  their  surprise 
Boredman  is  brought  in  to  geep  them  company. 
Mrs.  B.  shouts  her  way  out  of  jail  in  the  morn- 
ing and  goes  home.  Hubby  also  is  released  and 
each  pretends  that  llie  other  has  been  away  all 
night,  claiming  to  have  been  at  home.  However, 
they  explain  to  each  other  and  fall  into  each  other's 
arms  in  sympathy,  vowing  that  in  the  future  they 
would    be    all    in    all    to  each   other. 


BISON 

A  MAID  AT  WAE.  (2  reelfr— Jan.  4).— Fred,  the 
son  of  Colonel  Clayton,  and  brother  of  Eva, 
graduates  with  Frank,  son  of  a  neighbor  and  lover 
of  Eva.  At  a  club  meeting,  a  member  announces 
the  declaration  of  war.  All  drink  to  the  success 
of  the  South,  with  the  exception  of  Frank,  who 
refuses.  He  announces  his  intention  of  fighting 
for  the  North.  He  stands  alone.  Even  Eva  re- 
nounces him   and  if  almost  breaks    her   heart. 

During  the  war  Frank  is  detailed  to  obtain  in- 
formation from  the  Southern  country,  and  Ms 
secret  mission  takes  him  near  the  residence  of 
Colonel  Clayton.  He  wears  a  Southern  uniform, 
taken  from  a  Sonfhemer  who  died  in   the  hospital. 

Fred  is  sent  with  an  Important  dispatch  from 
his  father  to  another  Southern  commander  and 
takes  the  opportunity  to  make  a  hasty  call  on 
his  sister.  Frank  sees  the  dispatch  up  his  sleeve, 
runs  through  the  bushes  and  awaits  the  coming  of 
Fred,  when  he  pulls  him  from  his  horse,  stuns 
him,  takes  the  important  dispatch  and  rides  off. 
All  this  is  seen  by  a  negro,  who  runs  and  tells 
Eva.  Eva  hastens  to  her  brother's  assistance, 
telling  the  negro  to  follow  with  her  horse.  Fred 
regains  consciousness  and  tells  Eva  of  the  theff. 
She  takes  his  gun,  and  mounting  rides  after  Frank. 
Her  horse  is  the  swifter  and  she  overtakes-  him 
and  holds  him  up.  She  gets  the  dispatches  and 
marches  him  to  the  tent  of  the  Colonel,  to  whom 
the  missive  Is  addressed.  Frank  is  taken  prisoner 
and    makes    a    sensational    escape. 

A  battle  is  fought,  in  which  Colonel  Clayton  Is 
eventually  forced  to  retreat  after  an  attack  and 
a  charge.  Frank  rejoins  his  command  in  time  to 
show  his  mettle.  The  war  is  over  and  love  eventu- 
ally   conquers.      Frank    and    Eva    are    reunited. 

THE  ROMAITCE  OF  THE  TTTAH  PIONEERS  (2 
reels— Jan.  7) . — Edward  Martin  and  Alice,  mar- 
ried, start  out  for  Salt  Lake  with  the  "Hand 
Cart  Immigrants,"  so-called  because  a  number  of 
the  adventurers  pushed  and  pulled  their  belongings 
ahead  of  them  on  small,  rough  carts.  Edward 
Martin  is  made  Captain  of  the  train. 

The  Indian  tribes  a:/e  at  peace  and  little  Watana 
and  Mountain  Pine  make  love  as  Watana  weaves 
her  pretty  baskets.  Unfortuiintely  the  Mexican 
raiders  are  In  the  vicinity,  capturing  Indians  and 
selling  them  into  slavery.  Watana  is  seized  and 
taken  away  and  Is  made  love  to  by  the  guide. 
Mountain  Pine  traces  her  and  rides  back  and 
arouses  the  Indians,  who  steal  up  on  the  marauders 
and  annihilate  them.  Watana  and  other  Indians 
are  rescued.  The  Indians  are  fiushed  with  victory 
and  consumed  wlh  hatred  for  all  pale  faces.  They 
see  the  Hand  Cart  Immigrants  and  determine  to 
attack    them. 

Edward  Martin  and  his  followers  have  had  a 
hard  time.  The  guide  is  killed  by  falling  over 
a  cliff  and  the  party  is  lost.  Starvation  and  thirst 
stare  tliem  In  the  face  and  the  whole  party  is 
suffering  intensely.  Little  Watana  has  had  her 
meed  of  suffering  and  determines  to  try  and  save 
the  Immigrants.  She  pleads  with  Mountain  Pine 
and  the  old  chief  and  they  listen  to  her.  and  In- 
stead of  attacking  the  party  decide  to  help  them. 
The  Immigrants  find  water,  which  revives  them 
and  sustains  them  long  enough  to  allow  Watana 
to  bring  them  provisions.  Little  Watana  is  puzzled 
when  Alice  kisses  her,  hut  she  decides  that  the 
practice  Is  a  good  one  and  Imparts  the  experience 
to  tlie  astonished  Mountain  Pine,  who  also  thinks  It 
nice. 

AN  APACHE  FATHER'S  VENGEANCE  (Jan. 
11). — Little  Taplda,  the  Apache  maiden,  rides  to 
the  Fort  with  her  baskets.  She  is  pretty  and  shy 
and  the  ladles  make  much  of  her  and  buy  her 
wares.  They  think  it  will  be  fun  to  dress  her 
in  some  good  clothes  and  take  her  to  the  ball. 
She  Is  girlishly  pleased  at  tlie  Idea  of  dressing 
up    and    agrees. 

She  duly  appears  with  the  womenfolk,  attired 
in  a  party  dress,  in  which  she  is  anything  but 
comfortable.  The  guests  laugh  at  her  and  Captain 
Cutler  comes  to  her  rescue.  He  advises  her  to 
go    back    to   camp   and    talks   kindly    to    ber. 

.\lchlse,  the  Apache  Chief  and  father  of  Tapida, 
comes  to  the  Fort  to  »sk  If  they  have  his  daughter. 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


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Compliments    of    the    Season 

New  Year  Resolutions 

of  the 

GAUMONT  CO. 


1 .  To  continue  to  make  motion  pictures  that  the  American  people 
want. 

2.  To  have  them  excellent  in  photography. 

3.  To  have  them  in  story  interesting  and  strong. 

4.  High  in  character,  tasteful  and  discreet — devoid  of  low  sensa- 
tionalism but  active  in  brisk  significance. 

5.  To  have  picture  titles  and  sub-titles  which  not  merely  explain  the 
story  but  enliven  and  enrich  it. 

6.  To  design  lithographs,  magnetic  both  to  eye  and  money — posters 
which  show  the  vital  essence  of  the  subject  rousing  to  action  the 
desire  to  go  "inside." 

7.  To  accomplish  the  mission  of  cinematography — portraying  before 
the  common  people  life's  common  and  uncommon  experiences, 
showing  how  this  and  the  "other  half"  live,  laugh  and  love. 

Is  it  resolved  that  exhibitors  will  give  their  audiences  every 
opportunity  to  judge  whether  these  resolutions  are  faith- 
fully fulfilled  ? 


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THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


He  sees  her  in  civilian  clotbes  and  Is  seized  with 
Insane  rage.  Alchlse  renounces  fbe  girl  and  she 
becomes  a  regimental  favorite,  being  particularly 
attached    to   Cutler. 

The  Chief  vows  vengeance  and  attacks  the  Fort 
while  part  of  the  Garrison  is  absent.  Tapida 
climbs  the  stockade,  secures  a  dead  Indian's  pony 
and  rides  to  a  commanding  bill,  where  she  builds 
a  fire  and  gives  the  Apache  war  signal.  This  Is 
seen  by  the  outgoing  troop,  who  return  at  full 
gallop.  They  arrive  just  in  time,  for  the  survivors 
are  penned  in  the  officers'  quarters,  which  are  set 
on   fire. 

The  Indians  are  captured  and  as  Tapida  rxins  to 
Captain  Cutler,  the  old  Chief  Alchlse  Area  and  kills 
her  and  she  dies  surrounded  by  her  new  friends. 
Alchiso   falls,   riddled   with  bullets. 


ECLAIR. 

A  "WAGER  (Dec.  31). — Bert  and  his  cbum  Jack 
De  Peyster  were  on  their  way  to  the  club  one 
evening  when  they  see  two  policemen  arresting  a 
rather  tbugh  looking  guy.  Jack  is  rather  sym- 
pathetic but  Bert  laughs  at  him,  and  says  that  the 
arrest  is  undoubtedly  a  good  thing  for  society  and 
takes  exception  to  Jack's  statement  that  a  perfectly 
innocent  man  can  be  arrested  and  thrown  Into  jail 
and  promptly  accepts  Jack's  offer  to  wager  $500 
that  he  can  be  arrested  and  not  commit  a  crime  of 
any    kind. 

Jack  secures  some  old  clothes  and  dressed  in  these 
enters  a  swell  cafe  much  to  the  disgust  of  the 
other  diners,  one  of  whom  notifies  the  proprietor 
who  phones  for  tbe  police.  The  police  arrive, 
Jack  is  arrested  as  a  suspicious  character  and  taken 
to  the  police  station;  from  the  station  he  sends  a 
note  to  Bert  telling  him  of  his  predicament,  and 
asking  him  to  come  over  and  bail  him  out.  Bert 
realizes  he  has  lost  the  wager,  but  thinks  to  have 
Bome  fun  with  Jack  and  denies  all  knowledge  of 
him. 

Meanwhile  Jack's  valet  has  become  alarmed  at 
his  master's  absence  and  hurries  to  the  home  of 
Miss  Livingstone.  Jack's  fiancee  and  tells  her  of  his 
fears.  Miss  Livingstone  and  her  mother  hurry  to 
the  police  station  to  notify  the  police  and  there 
see  and  identify  Jack  who  is  promptly  released; 
and  when  Bert  finally  arrives  at  the  police  station 
once  more  be  is  arrested  and  thrown  into  a  cell  for 
playing  pranks  with  the  force.  However  it  all  ends 
well  with  the  police  captain  a  guest  of  the  two 
boys    at    tbe   club. 

A  TAMMANY  BO  ARDEK  (Jan.  2)  .—In  this 
picture  the  Eclalr's  new  stock  members,  tbe  Royal 
Bengal  Tiger,  "Princess"  plays  the  leading  role. 
The  owner  of  Princess  is  forced  to  leave  his  board- 
ing bouse  owing  to  non-payment  of  rent  and  Is 
forced  to  leave  bis  trunk  behind.  Now,  In  this 
trunk  he  has  been  keeping  his  pet  tiger  and  when 
the  landlady  and  maid  in  search  of  something  of 
value  in  place  of  the  money  due  for  board,  he 
permits  the  tiger  to  escape  and  the  fun  com- 
mences. The  tiger  searches  through  the  entire 
house  for  his  master  frightening  the  Inmates  nearly 
to  death  and  causing  no  end  of  an  uproar.  The 
owner  is  finally  sent  for,  and  returning  removes 
the  tiger  from  the  premises  and  Is  well  rewarded  for 
so  doing. 

CHAWFISH  (Jan.  6).— This  "small  lobster  of 
sweet  water"  Is  one  of  the  inbabltant's  of  the  river 
most  appreciated.  This  crustacean  is  of  nocturnal 
habits,  for  during  the  day  it  remains  hidden  in 
boles  under  stones.  Who  has  never  seen  craw- 
fish walking  slowly  on  the  shallow  bed  of  a  river 
or   swimming    backwards   by    leaps? 

The  females  carry  their  eggs  in  clusters  under 
their  bodies  and  breed  in  November.  The  craw- 
fish are  easily  attracted  by  a  piece  of  meat  and 
can  be  caught  by  means  of  a  special  balanced  net. 

Their  worst  enemy,  beside  man,  la  the  rat.  In 
order  to  remedy  the  extraordinary  destructions 
resulting  from  difTerent  causes,  such  as  epidemics 
and  wars  and  also  the  great  human  consumption 
of  crawfish,  so  much  appreciated  by  tbose  who  are 
fond  of  delicate  foods,  an  experiment  of  artificially 
restocking    the    rivers,    has    proven    successful. 

WILLY,  KING  OF  THE  JANITORS  (Jan.  6).— 
Willy's  parents,  janitors,  leave  the  house  in  his 
care  and  he,  of  course,  takes  the  job  seriously.  He 
starts  by  pushing  aside  a  porter,  who  Is  carrying  a 
trunk  to  an  apartment  above  and  a  tenant  who  did 
not  wipe  his  feet  before  entering  the  house.  An- 
noyed, by  an  organ  grinder,  Willy  makes  him  get 
out  In  a  hurry  and  becomes  furious  when  be  sees 
one  of  the  tenants  shaking  a  rug  out  of  a  window. 
Coming  down  tbe  stairs,  he  notifies  an  old  lady 
with  a  small  dog.  "No  dogs  In  this  house'*  says 
Willy.  He  spills  some  water  over  the  old  lady 
and  lets  the  dog  loose.  It  runs  away,  followed  by 
its    mistress. 

In  spite  of  a  notice  that  no  orders  will  be  given 
after  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning,  a  few  tradesmen, 
butcher,  baker,  grocer,  etc.,  arrive  and  they  are 
w^ll  received  by  Willy. 

As  it  Is  the  day  the  rents  are  due,  the  landlord 
calls  to  collect  them  but  Willy  thinks  It  Is  not 
yet  time  and  gets  out  a  hose  with  which  he  wets 
everybody  who  has  been  watching  him.  Soon  his 
mother  returns  and  Willy  receives  proper  punish- 
ment which  bis  excess  of  zeal  has  won  for  him. 

AN  ACCn)Ein:AL  servant  (Jan.  7).— Billy 
Sheldon  returns  from  a  trip  abroad  and  tries  to 
settle  down  to  work  on  a  picture  that  he  hopes 
win    prove    bis  masterpiece,    but:  Is   so   restless   and 


nervous  that  when  an  Invitation  comes  from  his 
old  friend  Dick  Lang  to  spend  a  week  as  a  guest 
at  a  house-party,  he  jumps  at  It  and  starts  to 
motor    out    to    Dick's    home. 

The  day  Billy  chooses  to  begin  his  visit,  Grace 
Ellis,  one  of  the  guests  of  Dick  and  his  wife  went 
out  for  a  ride  in  Dick's  car.  When  the  engine 
broke  down  at  the  entrance  to  a  park  Grace,  rather 
than  wait,  started  to  walk  through,  telling  the 
cbaufTeur  to  meet  her  on  the  other  side  of  the 
park    when   he    has   finished    his    repairs. 

Now  It  happens  that  Billy's  car  broke  down  at 
about  tbe  same  time,  and  as  Grace  came  out  of 
the  park  and  saw  Billy  standing  alongside  of  his 
engine,  which  he  had  Just  succeeded  in  starting, 
she  mistook  him  for  Dick's  driver  and  ordered  him 
home. 

Arriving  at  Dick's  home  Billy  Insists  upon  car- 
rying out  the  joke,  with  the  assistance  of  the 
others  who  disguise  him  In  a  masquerade  beard 
and  wig,  and  appoint  blm  as  temporary  butler. 
Everything  works  out  as  planned  until  Grace  dis- 
covers the  joke  that  is  being  played  and  spoils 
it  all.  How  does  she  spoil  it?  Why,  by  falling 
in  love  with  him,  of  course. 

THE  RETITRN  OF  LADY  LINDA  (Jan.  9).— 
An  extended  review  of  this  two- reel  subject  was 
published    in    last    week's    issue    on    page    1309. 

THE  GOBBLER  AND  THE  FINANCIER  (Jan. 
12). — This  story  deals  with  a  poor  cobbler  who 
sings  while  he  works  from  morning  till  night.  But 
his  songs  disturb  bis  wealthy  neighbor  who  sends 
for  him  and  asks,  "Can't  you  hold  your  tongue 
when  you  are  working  ?*'  The  cobbler  replies 
that  be  cannot,  so  the  financier  gives  him  a 
sovereign   and   requests  him   not   sing   any   more. 

Believing  that  he  is  now  In  possession  of  all  the 
gold  in  tbe  world  the  cobbler  departs  gleefully, 
profusely  thanking  the  financier.  After  a  short 
time,  the  brave  cobbler  finds  that  he  Is  not  very 
happy  for  be  cannot  work  without  singing  and 
cannot  live  without  working.  He  Is  in  grea  t 
distress  and  finally  decides  to  return  the  money 
and  says,  "Take  back  your  sovereign — I  must  sing 
so  that  I  can  work  and  be  happy,"  And  he  returns 
to  his  shop  leaving  the  financier  very  much  per- 
plexed. 

The  next  morning  the  financier  Is  awakened  very 
early  by  the  cobbler's  song.  But  Jeanneton.  one 
of  his  servants,  Is  sure  she  has  found  a  way  to 
rid  tbe  master  of  his  annoyance.  She  calls  on 
the  cobbler  and  makes  him  believe  she  has  fallen 
in  love  with  him,  and  he,  of  course,  responds  to  tbe 
advances  of  the  pretty  young  girl.  She  consents 
to  marry  him  if  he  should  procure  a  hundred 
pounds.  "So  much;  How  can  I  get  that  amount?" 
Then   be  remembers  bis  deal   with  the  financier. 

He  goes  to  him  again  and  receives  the  money, 
promising  that  he  will  not  sing  any  more.  Of 
course,  tbe  financier  asks  for  a  receipt  for  the 
money  and  tbe  happy  cobbler,  elated  with  hap- 
piness,   signs    the    paper   without   even    reading    it. 

He  hastily  returns  to  his  shop.  Jeanneton  calls 
and  he  gives  her  the  hundred  pounds,  asking  her 
to  make  good  her  promise.  But  instead  of  getting 
the  girl  he  Is  confronted  by  a  horrible  sheriff,  who 
has  come  to  turn  him  out  of  his  shop!  Instead 
of  a  receipt  he  has  signed  a  paper  reading  as 
follows:  "Received  from  the  Count  De  Montreuil 
the  sum  of  one  hundred  pounds  in  exchange  for 
my   cobbler's    shop." 


IMP. 

THE  BEARER  OF  BTTRDENS  (Jan.  2).-^ohn 
Strong,  chief  clerk  of  a  great  mercantile  house, 
weds  Helen  Foster.  Her  sudden  rise  from  poverty 
to  affluence  quite  turns  her  head.  Meanwhile, 
John  has  given  employment  to  Helen's  never-do-well 
brother,  Tom,  whose  gambling  passion  has  been 
his  ruin,  and  who  repays  this  kindness  by  a  theft 
from  tbe  firm  which  circumstances  enable  him  to 
fasten  upon  John.  To  protect  his  wife's  brother, 
John  makes  good  the  amount. 

Unable  to  obtain  employment  on  account  of  the 
stigma  on  his  name  after  his  ^scharge,  John 
gradually  sinks  into  abject  poverty.  Tom  be- 
comes a  homeless  wanderer.  John's  strength  falls 
him  under  the  heavy  load  and  he  determines  to 
end  his  life  when  a  street  accident  brings  the 
brothers-in-law  together.  The  strong  will  of  John 
asserts  Itself  at  Tom's  belated  confession  which 
lifts  the  burden  from  John's  life,  and  the  weak 
wife  Is  made  to  realize  her  husband's  devotion. 

WHAT  KATY  DID  (Jan.  4).— Dick  Hacaire,  walk- 
Ing  along  the  street,  sees  Mary  Carew  and  smitten 
with  her  charms,  he  follows  her.  When  she  ar- 
rives at  her  house  a  window  cleaner  is  seen  com- 
ing down  the  ladder  from  the  first  floor  window. 
Dick    looks   at   the   ladder. 

Mary  receives  a  letter  from  her  sister,  Katy  Did. 
an  actress,  who  has  written  saying  that  she  will 
come  to  spend  a  few  days  with  her  and  has 
forwarded  her  trunk "  in  advance.  The  maid  and 
tbe  expressman  enter  with  the  trunk.  Mary  un- 
ties the  rope  from  the  trunk,  and  finds  it  full  of 
theatrical  apparel.  Dick  climbs  up  the  ladder  and 
enters  through  the  window.  Dick  tells  her  he 
has  fallen  In  love  with  her  at  first  sight.  Mary 
says  she  is  married.  The  window  cleaner  takes 
away  the  ladder  and  Mary's  husband.  Jack,  arrives 
and  finds  he  bas  forgotten  the  secret  door  key  and 
rings    the    bell. 

Mary  and  Dick  are  frightened.  Dick  tries  to 
get  out  of  the  window  and  finds  the  ladder  gone. 
He  cannot  go  out  of  the  door  as  he  will  meet  Mary's 


husband  on  the  stairs.  Mary  gives  him  a  woman's 
costume  and  wig,  points  to  room  and  tells  him 
to  put  tbem  on  in  that  room  to  which  Dick  exits 
hurriedly.  Her  husband  enters  and  demands  to 
know  why  he  has  been  kept  watting  so  long.  Mary 
tries  to  smooth  blm  over  when  Dick  enters  from 
other  room  dressed  as  a  woman  and  drops  his  suit 
of  clothes  Into  the  trunk.  Mary's  husband  wants 
to  know  wbo  Dick  is  and  Mary  Introduces  him 
as  her  sister  Katy  Did. 

The  maid  enters  and  tells  Mary  she  Is  wanted 
and  they  both  exit  leaving  Dick  and  Jack  In  pos- 
session  of  the  scene.  Dick  now  has  a  funny  scene 
of  making  love  to  Jack  and  both  go  out  Into  the 
garden. 

Now  Katy  Did,  the  real  sister  arrives,  enters 
the  room,  opens  the  trunk,  and  finds  a  man's  suit 
of  clothes  there.  She  demands  an  explanation 
from  Mary,  who  tells  her  exactly  the  real  state  of 
affairs.  Katy  tben  plans  a  trick  on  Dick;  taking 
his    clotbes,     she    goes    into    another    room. 

Dick  and  Mary's  husband  are  now  seen  In  the 
garden,  Dick  smoking  a  cigar  to  the  amazement  of 
Jack.  When  Dick  sees  an  opportunity  of  escap- 
ing he  goes  back  into  the  room  to  get  his  clothes 
out  of  the  trunk,  but  finds  they  are  gone.  He 
tben  sees  Katy  Did  coming  into  tbe  room  with  his 
clothes  on.  He  asks  her  who  she  Is  and  she 
puts  ber  hand  In  bis  pocket  and  presents  him  with 
his  own  visiting  card.  They  recognize  in  each 
other  old  sweethearts  and  desire  to  change  back 
into  their  original   clothes. 

The  husband  comes  on  and  la  amazed  when  he 
sees  two  strange  people  in  the  room.  His  wife 
explains  and  introduces  her  sister  Katy  Did-  Katy 
Did   introduces  Dick   as   her   future   husband. 

SHE  SLEPT  THROUGH  IT  ALL  (Jan.  6).— Young 
Mr.  Newlywed  dearly  loves  his  wife  but  he  longs 
for  a  night  at  the  club,  so  he  has  the  boy  send  a 
telegram  calling  him  to  an  important  business  con- 
ference. He  hurries  to  the  club  where  a  swallow- 
tail has  been  provided  for  him  and  he  assists  at  a 
farewell  bachelor  dinner. 

Next  door  to  him  live  two  spinster  sisters  of  un- 
certain age  who  are  attending  a  suffragette  meet- 
ing. A  strenuous  debate  Is  before  the  members  and 
they    pay   no    heed    to    tbe    hour. 

At  last  Mr.  Newlywed  finds  that  the  lobster  salad 
disagrees  with  him  and  there  is  too  much  brandy 
in  tbe  plum  pudding  sauce  and  he  has  to  be  helped 
into  a  cab  and  the  driver  starts  home  with  blm.  The 
night  Is  dark  and  Newlywed  gets  Into  the  spinsters' 
house  and  travels  laboriously  up  the  stairs,  leaving 
mementoes  in  the  shape  of  shoes  and  other  articles 
of  apparel  at  every  step.  He  tumbles  wearily  into 
the  spinsters*  bed  and  is  soon  asleep. 

The  spinsters  see  it  is  three  o'clock  and  start 
home  and  are  horrified  to  see  the  shoes  and  other 
articles  littering  their  neat  stair  case,  but  thinking 
It  Is  the  work  of  the  man  who  lives  upstairs  they 
enter  their  room,  see  the  stranger  asleep  and  rush 
out  shrieking  for  the  police.  This  alarms  him  and 
he  gets  safely  Into  his  own  house  in  time  to  see  them 
return  with  two  sturdy  policemen  who,  finding  the 
flat  empty  suspect  the  old  ladles  of  having  Imbibed 
too  much  and  leave  in  disgust. 

Mr.  Newlywed  sees  this  through  the  keyhole  of 
bis  door  and  is  relieved  to  see  the  officers  leave.  And 
the  wonder  of  it  is  that  the  unsuspecting  wife  slept 
through  It  all. 

HEARTS     OF     THE    NORTHLAND     (Jan.     9) 

Pierre,  a  hardy  young  trapper,  loves  Marie,  a  pretty, 
brainless  belle  of  the  woodland,  although  he  is  sin- 
cerely loved  by  Gabrielle,  the  orphaned  cousin  of 
Marie.  He  and  Marie  are  betrothed.  The  day  of 
the  wedding  Is  near  and  Pierre  Is  very  happy.  Henry 
Brooks,  a  wealthy  New  Yorker,  arrives  in  the  woods 
for  a  hunting  trip.  He  meets  Marie  and  both  be- 
come fascinated.  They  elope.  Pierre  follows  them, 
intent-  upon  punishing  Brooks,  but  arrives  at  the 
depot  as  the  train  bearing  them  speeds  away.  Marie 
and  Brooks  are  married  and  he  brings  her  to  his  pa- 
latial home  where  she  Is  very  unhappy  as  she  knows 
nothing  of  the  conventions  of  society.  In  tbe  mean- 
time Pierre  finds  consolation  In  the  love  of  Gabrielle 
and  forgets  the  butterfly.  Marie  suffers  a  nervous 
breakdown  and  Is  advised  to  take  a  trip  in  the 
North  woods  and  leaves  accompanied  by  her  hus- 
band. Pierre  and  Gabrielle  soon  after  their  mar- 
riage seek  a  bome  In  a  remote  spot  and  find  happi- 
ness. By  a  strange  turn  of  the  wheel  of  destiny 
Brooks  and  Marie  go  to  the  distant  village  where 
they  are  directed  for  lodgings  to  the  hut  of  Pierre, 
who  pretends  not  to  recognize  Brooks.  Later,  Pierre 
returns  and  finds  Brooks  flirting  with  Gabrielle  and 
proceeds  to  punish  him,  but  Brooks  runs  away  and 
la  pursued  until  he  falls  from  a  cliff.  Believing  him 
dead  Pierre  climbs  down  a  rope  and  rouses  him  from 
Insensibility.  Seeing  he  isn't  seriously  injured  he 
tells  the  shrinking  coward  he  can  climb  to  the  sum- 
mit of  the  cliff  himself  and  leaves  him  there  deem- 
ing him  too  petty  an  object  for  vengeance. 

THE  BALD  HEADED  CLTTB  (Jon.  11).— The  girl 
loves  the  young  man  for  many  reasons  but  above  all 
his  charms  she  admires  bis  luxuriant  and  curling 
locks.  She  detests  bald  headed  men.  One  windy 
day  the  president  of  the  Bald  Headed  Club  has  a 
spirited  chase  after  his  silk  hat  and  only  for  the 
young  man  snatching  him  from  almost  under  the 
wheels  of  an  auto  he  would  have  lost  bis  life  as  well 
as  his  hat.  He  invites  tbe  rescuer  to  the  club  where 
the  bald  heads  make  him  an  honorary  member  The 
girl  reads  of  his  election  in  the  papers  and  a  deadly 
fear  agitates  her.  What  If  HE  la  bald.  Her  fears 
are  soon  swept  away  and  she  breathes  freely  The 
young  man  is  called  away  on  a  business  trip.  The 
climate  Is  unhealthy  and  he  loses  all  of  his  hair 
It  is  gone,  never  to  return. 


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About  this  time  a  house  decorator  drops  a  pot  of 
paint  on  her  and  she  loses  her  hair.  She  buys  a 
wig.  It  1b  so  perfect  that  none  suspect  her  eecret. 
Her  bethrothed  returns  and  fearing  to  face  her  with 
a  polished  dome  he  buys  a  wig  so  like  his  former 
hair  that  she  does  not  suspect  the  awful  truth. 

The  Bald  Headed  Club  give  a  Hallow'een  party 
and  ducking  for  apples  Is  the  principal  sport  of  the 
evening  The  young  man  tries  his  luck  and  loses 
his  wig  in  the  tub.  The  girl  Is  horrified  and  almost 
faints.  Then  she  renounces  him  and  is  led  away  by 
her  sympathetic  parents. 

She  goes  to  the  hairdresser's  to  have  her  wig 
dressed.  He  goes  there  upon  a  similar  errand.  A 
bowl  of  powder  Is  dropped  and  as  they  look  around 
the  partitions  to  see  the  cause  of  the  noise  they 
spy  each  other.  She  Is  highly  mortified  but  Is  soon 
consoled  and  they  decide  to  love  each  other  even 
with  vrigs.  And  they  marry.  Some  time  later  the 
Bald  Headed  Club  call  at  their  home  and  elect  the 
young  couple's  twins  Honorary  Members  of  the  Bald 
Headed  Club. 


NESTOR. 

CUPID'S  ASSISTANTS  (Jan.  6).— Eddie  and 
Louise  are  real  nice  youngsters,  and  they,  of  course, 
love  distractedly.  They  graduate,  and  Eddie  circles 
Xx>ulse  with  that  little  band  of  gold  which  means  so 
much.  Louise  goes  home  to  her  uncle  and  aunt, 
who  live  in  the  country,  and  Eddie  goes  to  visit  Ms 
uncle   and  aunt,  who  also  live  away  from  town. 

The  uncles  are  old  friends,  but  are  unaware  of 
the  young  couple's  attachment.  The  uncles  have  an 
old  time  agreement  whereby  the  nephew  of  the  one 
is  to  marry  the  niece  of  the  other.  The  Joyful 
news  is  brolcen  to  the  boy  and  girl,  with  the  result 
that  they  write  and  arrange  a  meeting  In  order  to 
escape  such  a  terrible  end  to  love's  young  dream. 
The  uncles  get  wind  of  the  elopement  and  follow. 
They  all  meet  and  the  uncles  are  surprised  when 
they  see  each  other.  They  agree  to  fool  the  young 
couple  and   they  are  parted. 

Eddie  is  held  closely  In  by  his  uncle,  who  tells 
him  the  girl  he  has  in  mind  for  him  will  arrive  on 
a  certain  day.  Eddie  Is  in  despair  and  when  the 
girl  arrives  they  will  not  look  at  each  other  until 
forced  to  do  so.  When  they  do  see  who  Is  before 
them,  they  lose  no  time  In  coming  to  a  clinch  and 
the  uncles  are  proud  of  their  Joke  and  its  happy 
ending. 

GOLD  AND  DROSS  (Jan.  8).— John  and  his  part- 
ner, Jim,  have  Implicit  faith  In  their  claim  and 
work  it  diligently  every  day,  while  John's  wife,  Jen- 
nie, sits  home  and  frets,  becoming  more  discontented 
each   hour. 

One  day  while  the  men  are  blasting,  Sid,  a  fugi- 
tive from  justice,  hides  in  the  mine  and  is  badly 
wounded.  John  takes  him  home.  Jennie  finds  him 
a  marked  contrast  to  her  husband,  and  Sid,  forget- 
ting his  host's  many  kindnesses  and  little  sacrifices, 
asks  Jennie  to  accompany  him.  She  readily  con- 
sents. 

In  the  meanwhile,  the  deputy  has  seen  Sid  at  the 
shack  and  he  and  the  sheriff  arrive  to  take  Mm 
again  into  custody.  However,  Sid  sees  them  coming 
and  he  and  Jennie  ride  off  on  the  sheriff  and 
deputy's  horses.  The  officers  soon  get  other  horses 
and  follow.  While  they  were  preparing  to  leave, 
John  and  Jim  had  struck  gold  and  the  husband 
hastened  home  to  tell  Jennie  of  their  good  fortune, 
only  to  find  the  home  empty  and  her  note  of  fare- 
well awaiting  him.  Jennie  and  Sid  reach  the  desert 
but  while  looking  for  water,  one  of  their  horses  gets 
■  away  and  Sid  mounts  the  other  and  goes  in  search 
of  him.  Here  he  is  overtaken  by  the  sheriff,  whose 
bullet  soon  puts  an  end  to  the  chase.  Taking  the 
horse,  the  officers  return,  leaving  the  faithless  wife 
to  wander  along  in  the  desert. 

THE  SUSPECiT  (Jan.  10).— Three  horse  thelves 
take  some  horses  from  a  ranch.  A  reward  of  $500 
is  offered  for  the  capture  of  the  thieves.  Bill,  a 
cowboy,  sees  the  notice  and  later  sees  the  stolen 
horses  in  Prank's  yard,  the  thieves  having  seen  him 
coming  and  having  turned  in  while  the  place  was 
empty.  He  rides  off  and  informs  the  sheriff.  Frank 
is  employed  on  a  nearby  ranch  and  is  given  a  note 
to  take  to  a  distant  ranch.  He  rides  home  soon 
after  the  thieves  have  gone,  having  passed  them  and 
questioned  them  regarding  the  led  horses.  Frank's 
wife  Is  out  and  he  leaves  a  note  saying  he  has  gone 
to  Oak  Crest. 

Mary  returns  and  sees  the  note  and  tosses  it  on 
the  table,  annoyed  at  his  absence.  The  sheriff  ar- 
rives, tells  her  that  Frank  is  suspected  and  that  the 
horses  were  seen  in  his  yard  and  that  he  must  have 
gone  off  with  them.  They  see  the  note  at  the  same 
time  and  reach  for  it,  but  the  sheriff  is  quicker.  He 
goes  and  summons  a  ,  posse  and  rides  after  Frank. 
Mary  Is  puzzled,  but  determined  to  warn  Frank  at 
all  hazards.  She  mounts  her  horse  and  goes  after 
him. 

The  horse  thieves  see  Prank  coming,  and  believe- 
Ing  he  is  after  them,  ambush  him  and  gag  and  bind 
him  and  hide  him  in  the  bushes  where  they  camp 
for  the  night.  Mary  is  distracted  as  night  ap- 
proaches, but  Is  persistent.  She  sees  a  hat  by  the 
roadside,  dismounts  and  leaving  her  horse  tethered, 
she  creeps  up  to  the  camp,  takes  one  of  the  horse 
thieves*  guns,  which  lies  by  his  side  and  releases 
Frank.  The  two  of  them  hold  up  the  rustlers,  and 
hearing  the  sheriff  and  posse  approaching,  Mary 
runs  out  and  halts  them.  Frank  and  Mary  decide  to 
deliver  the  note  together  and  promise  to  call  for 
the  reward  upon  their  return. 


REX. 

THE  ACTRESS  (Jan.  9). — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Horton 
go  shopping  and  leave  their  little  son  in  the  auto- 
mobile at  the  curb.  The  boy  steals  out  of  the  car 
and  explores  the  neighborhood.  He  finds  his  way  to 
the  stage  entrance  of  a  theater  and  enters.  There 
Is  a  rehearsal  in  force  and  the  leading  lady  sees  the 
boy  and  makes  friends  with  him.  The  rehearsal  la 
temporarily  suspended,  and  the  actresses  crowd 
around  the  bright-looking  boy  and  make  much  of 
him.  In  the  meantime  the  Hortons  return  and  miss 
the  boy.  They  begin  a  search  for  him  and  find  him 
in  the  theater.  The  mother  is  shocked  to  find  him 
in  the  arms  of  an  actress  and  denounces  the  stage 
woman.  The  actress,  wounded  and  hurt,  vows  ven- 
geance. She  immediately  inaugurates  a  siege 
against  the  husband,  exerts  all  the  wiles  of  which 
she  is  mistress  and  wins  him.  He  lavishes  jewels 
and  costly  gifts  upon  her,  and  neglects  his  wife  and 
son.  At  last  his  infatuation  utterly  overpowers  him, 
and  he  deserts  bis  wife.  In  poverty  and  helpless- 
ness, she  moves  Into  a  squalid  little  room  with  her 
boy.  Accustomed  to  haviig  everything  she  wanted, 
her  destitution  is  doubly  severe.  In  tbe  meantime, 
the  actress'  purpose  accomplished,  she  rejects  the 
man's  further  advances,  secretly  and  sincerely  de- 
spising him.  Things  go  from  bad  to  worse  vrlth  the 
other  woman  and  her  boy,  and  at  last,  in  despair 
and  buried  pride,  she  applies  for  a  position  In  the 
chorus.  On  the  stage  both  women  meet;  the  actress 
glories  In  the  degradation  of  the  other,  when  the 
child,  recognizing  her,  runs  to  her  arms.  The  child 
touches  the  warm  spring  of  sympathy  and  true  wom- 
anhood in  the  actress'  heart,  and  she  walks  toward 
the  woman  whom  a  moment  before  she  had  been  per- 
secuting, and  offers  the  hand  of  friendship.  She 
forces  her  to  accept  the  Jewels  her  husband  had 
given  her,  telling  her  they  belong  to  her,  and  when 
she  refuses,  urging  her  to  do  so  In  the  name  of  her 
boy.  Both  forgive  and  forget,  and  the  woman  be- 
come sisters. 

BY-GONE  DAYS  (Jan.  12)  .—An  old  actor  Is 
shown  in  his  room  thinking  of  by-gone  days,  when 
the  landlady  enters  and  demands  her  rent,  which  is 
In  arrears.  The  old  man  has  no  money  and  pleads 
for  a  little  time.  The  landlady  is  obdurate  and  or- 
ders him  into  the  street.  He  goes  to  his  old  trunk, 
takes  therefrom  a  scrap  book,  which  he  opens,  and 
it  brings  back  to  Mm  memories  of  years  gone  by 
when  he  was  the  idol  of  the  public.  He  sees  himself 
as  the  Melancholy  Dane;  the  Heroic  Antony;  the 
Dramatic  Richelieu,  and  a  Brooding  Othello.  They 
ell  pass  before  him  as  in  a  dream,  and  finally  the 
book  drops  from  his  bands  and  he  dies. 


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AMERICAN. 

ANOTHER  MAN'S  WIFE  (Jan.  6).— Orrin  Austin 
and  his  wife  were  visiting  at  the  Hope  Country 
Club.  Austin  merely  left  his  wife  sitting  alone: 
he  made  no  effort  to  Introduce  her  and  showed 
bis  neglect  plainly  to  the  guests  about  the  club 
grounds. 

Austin,  on  the  links,  tiring  of  the  game,  met 
Jennie  Wilton,  a  widow.  They  strolled  through- 
out the  grounds  together  and  the  vrtfe  of  Austin 
grieved  In  her  heart  at  the  sight.  Her  mother, 
proud  of  the  splendid  match  her  ingenuity  had 
made,  watched  proceedings  carefully,  drinking  her 
wine  on  the  great  balcony  and  ever  keeping  an 
eye   out    for   trouble. 

It  came  when  Jack  Stanton,  bachelor,  made  a 
spectacular  drive.  The  ball  rolled  three  hundred 
yards  away  and  stopped  at  tbe  feet  of  the  lone- 
some wife.  Acquaintance  ripened  Into  friendship 
In  an  hour.  Returning,  after  a  stroll  with  the 
Wilton  woman,  Austin  saw  his  wife  talking  with 
Stanton.  Instantly  there  was  a  clash.  Austin 
turned  upon  his  wife  and  the  dislike  of  years 
focused  in  a  bitter  speech. 

He  went  away  after  that  with  the  Wilton  girl 
and  his  lonesome  wife,  sitting  alone,  watched 
through  a  glass  while  Austin  kissed  her  in  a  boat 
gliding  through  the  trees  toward  the  open  lake.  A 
few  moments  later  Austin  made  up  his  mind.  Pull- 
ing in  toward  shore,  he  wrote  a  note  and  sent  a 
boy  to  deliver  It  to  his  wife.  Stanton,  seeing  it  all, 
took  the  note  from  the  servant,  and  himself  carried 
it  to  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Aiutln.  She  read  It, 
smiled,  gazed  out  to  sea  and  turned  happily  toward 
Jack   Stanton. 

THE  TRAIL  OF  CARDS  (Jan.  9). — Don  Pedro, 
a  wealthy  Mexican,  and  Bob  Renwick,  ranch  fore- 
man, both  loved  Bess  and  both  sought  her  hand. 
Her  heart  she  gave  to  Bob  and  when  Don  Pedro 
poured  his  passionate  Spanish  love  Into  her  ears, 
she  sadly  smiled  and  shook  her  head.  Don  Pedro 
taught  her  to  tell  fortunes  by  cards  and  Bess 
often  sat  alone  In  the  hammock,  Idly  swinging  and 
finding  much  amusement  In  the  trick. 

Don  Pedro,  alone  In  his  gardens,  brooded.  He 
determined  to  kidnap  her  and  took  two  Mexicans 
with  him  to  her  home.  He  found  her  In  the  ham- 
mock, threw  a  rope  around  it  quickly  swung  it 
between  the  saddles  of  his  peons  and  they  galloped 
off.  Swinging,  cradle-like  between  the  horsemen, 
Bess  bethought  herself  of  her  cards,  and  dropped 
them,   one   by   one   through    the    hammock. 

Later  her  absence  was  discovered  and  frantic 
Bob  with  a  posse  took  up  the  pursuit.  He  found 
cards    scattered    along    the    way    and    followed    tbe 


trail  to  the  mountains.  There  a  battle  royal  oc- 
cured  and  the  Don.  defeated  by  the  very  cards 
whose  use  be  had  taught  Bess,  retired  into  the 
hills  to   spend   the   remainder  of  his  worthless   life. 

CALAMITY  ANNE'S  INHERITANCE  (Jan.  11).— 
Calamity  Anne,  forty-five  years  of  age,  attired  in 
wide  slouch  hat,  short  riding  skirt,  and  sucking  her 
everlasting  pipe,  leaned  against  a  shanty  and 
talked  with  the  Misses  Baxter  and  Barton.  Enter 
young  Williams,  of  the  big  mining  company  on  the 
hill.  Straight  he  went  to  Calamity  and  handed 
her  a  screed  entitled:  "Calamity:  Ton  was  good 
to  me  once.  I'm  croakin*  and  here's  my  will.  I 
give  and  bequeath  the  Black  Hole  mine  to  you. 
Goodbye   and   good   luck.    Walleyed   Jake." 

Calamity  removed  her  pipe  long  enough  to  utter 
a  wild  hurrah.  Young  Williams  wanted  to  buy 
the  mine  but  Calamity  simply  sniffed  at  him. 

Calamity  with  the  Misses  Baiter  and  Barton 
saddled  the  burro  and  made  off  toward  fortune,  the 
young  Williams  gentleman  following  at  a  dis- 
creet distance,  convinced  that  Calamity  sooner  or 
later,    would  sell   her  holdings. 

Arriving  at  the  Black  Hole  and  there  with  four 
henchmen  was  Cal  EMwards,  dangerous  bad  man 
with  a  nervous  trigger  finger.  So  Calamity  simply 
took  possession  of  the  shack,  placed  herself  in  the 
door,  rifie  in  hand  and  waited  developments. 
Edwards  wanted  to  parley  after  he  saw  tbe  rifle 
but  he  finally  decided  not  to  wait. 

Now  the  Miss  Baxter  was  susceptible  to  a  black 
mustache,  and  when  Cal  Edwards  met  her  the  fol- 
lowing day  outside  the  shack  she  promised  to  re- 
move those  dangerous  bullets.  She  did,  and  Calam- 
ity was  bodily  hauled  out  of  the  shack  by  the 
pernicious  Cal  Edwards.  Then  Edwards  promptly 
snubbed  Miss  Baxter  and  trouble  started.  Tben 
Cal  Edwards  removed  the  will  and  placed  it  In 
his  back  pocket.  Then  he  calmly  lit  a  cigarette 
and  the  burro  standing  Just  behind  him,  quietly 
eyed  the  Calamity  Anne's  will,  decided  It  was  in 
the  wrong  place  and  gently  lifted  it  from  Cal's 
pocket,  eating  it  the  while.  In  the  meantime  the 
more  timid  Miss  Barton  had  fled  and  fallen  In 
with  the  handsome  young  Williams.  With  the 
enemies  gone,  Miss  Baxter  rescued  the  remains  of 
Calamity  Anne's  will  from  tbe  burro's  throat.  In- 
cidentally, "Hell  Hath  No  Furies  like  a  Woman 
Scorned,"  etc.,  for  Miss  Baxter,  smarting  under  the 
snub,  acquired  a  pistol  and  put  the  entire  male 
element  to  rout.  Calamity  Anne  decided  to  ac- 
cept a  check  from  the  handsome  young  Williams 
and   everything   ended   happily. 


BRONCHO. 

IN  THE  RANKS  (2  reels  Jan.  8).— Sergt.  Allen 
and  Hazel  Story,  the  Colonel's  daughter,  had 
little  opportunity  to  meet,  and  exchange  love  notes 
by  depositing  them  In  the  breeching  of  a  cannon. 
An  Insistent  admirer  was  Lieut.  Darrow,  who 
was  favored  by  her  father.  Matters  reached  a 
crisis  when  her  father  insisted  that  she  marry  the 
Lieutenant,  and  she  secretly  married  Allen.  A 
couple  of  soldiers  who  had  been  disciplined  by  the 
sergeant  saw  him  meet  Hazel  and  followed  them, 
and  peeping  into  the  office  of  the  magistrate  saw 
tbe  knot  tied.  They  lost  no  time  In  telling  the 
lieutenant,  who.  Inwardly  raging,  communicated 
the  fact  to  the  Colonel.  Hazel  confessed  her  mar- 
riage, and  her  Indignant  father  was  In  a  quandary 
when  a  scout  rushed  in  and  brought  news  of  an 
Indian  uprising,  stating  that  the  redskins  were 
frenzied   and  were   holding   a    big   war  dance. 

The  Colonel  decides  to  send  some  one  into  the 
Indian  country  to  watch  their  movements,  and 
the  lieutenant  suggests  tbat  they  send  Sergt.  Allen. 
Allen  Is  commissioned,  and  Lieut.  Darrow  drives  a 
nail  in  the  foot  of  Allen's  horse  so  he  will  go 
lame  in  a  few  hours.  To  further  Insure  Allen's 
death,  he  bribes  the  two  surly  soldiers  to  follow 
him  and  attack  blm. 

Hazel  overhears  the  instructions  and  hastily  leav- 
ing a  note  for  her  father,  reading,  "You  have 
sent  him  to  his  death.  I  have  gone  with  him,"  she 
leaps   on    a    horse    and    follows    Allen. 

Allen's  horse  has  Just  gone  lame  when  Hazel 
comes  galloping  up.  She  informs  him  of  the 
plot,  and  he  goes  to  the  top  of  a  hill  and  watches. 
In  the  meantime  the  Indians  have  gone  forth,  and 
Intercept  the  soldiers  who  are  shot  from  their 
saddles. 

The  Colonel  finds  the  note  from  Hazel  and  sends 
the  troops  out.  The  Indians  are  engaged  In  a 
desperate  battle,  and  the  bodies  of  the  soldiers 
are  found,  and  Allen  and  Hazel  are  believed  to 
have    been   killed. 

Allen  however  decides  not  to  return,  and  builds 
himself  a  cabin  In  the  woods,  where  he  becomes  a 
trapper.  An  Indian  falls  Into  his  bear  trap  one 
day  and  Allen  pulls  htm  out  and  feeds  him,  for 
which    the    redskin    Is    grateful. 

The  Indians  await  their  opportunity  to  gain 
revenge  for  the  beating  they  received,  and  one 
day  make  a  sudden  attack  on  pioneers  and  emi- 
grants. The  friendly  Indian  tries  to  persuade 
Hazel  to  fiee,  but  she  refuses  to  go  without  Allen, 
who  Is  hunting  in  the  woods.  In  a  desperate  effort 
to  save  her  the  Indian  forcibly  lifts  her  from  the 
cabin  and  throws  her,  fainting,  across  his  horse. 
As  he  gallops  away  Allen  comes  up  and  think- 
ing Hazel  Is  being  stolen  be  brings  the  Indian 
down  with  his  rifle.  To  save  the  fort  he  sends 
Hazel  to  warn  tbe  Colonel,  and  she  gallops  off 
at  breakneck  spt>ed,  while  he  goes  to;vard  the  neit 
fort    for   assistance. 

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nearly  overcome  with  surprise  and  joy.  Quick 
preparations  are  made  to  repel  the  redskins,  who 
attack  in  countlesp  numbers.  The  battle  rages 
hour  after  hour,  and  the  garrison,  with  Its  ranks 
decimated  and  its  supply  of  ammunition  about 
«xhaasted,  Is  in  a  perilous  predicament  when  Allen, 
at  the  head  of  the  reinforcements,  charges  upon 
the  Indians,  and  in  a  whlrlwint^  fight  defeats 
them.  During  the  conflict  Lieut.  Darrow  has  been 
mortally    wounded,    and    he   expires. 

For  his  heroism  the  Colonel  secures  promotion  for 
Allen  to  a  lieutenancy,  and  welcomes  his  new 
eon-in-law  with   a    glad   heart. 


MAJESTIC. 

LOVE  AND  THE  TELEPHONE  (Deo.  29).— Anna 
Wilton,  the  pretty  telephone  girl,  working  In  the 
office  of  Jennings  &  Co.,  brokers,  la  loved  by  Mr. 
Hugh  Jennings  who  tries  to  force  his  attentions 
upon  her.  When  he  discovers  that  she  is  engaged 
to  John  Mason,  a  young  clerk,  he  is  furious.  He 
pretends  friendship  for  the  young  man  and  leads 
him   to   speak   of   his   own    affairs. 

He  learns  that  John  is  anxious  to  make  money 
4n  stocks  and  Is  only  waiting  for  a  tip  to  take  his 
savings  and  invest  them.  He  tells  John  to  buy 
United  Copper  and  the  boy  believes  him.  He 
is  letting  him  In  on  a  good  thing.  But  Jennings 
wants  to  see  John  lose  all  he  has,  hoping  that  in 
that  event,  Anna  will  turn  to  him.  John  tells 
Anna  about  United  Copper.  She  is  doubtful  at 
first  but  he  soon  wins  her  over.  He  starts  off 
for  the  bank  to  draw  his  money.  While  he  is 
gone,  Anna  at  the  'phone,  comes  In  on  a  busy 
wire  and  overhears  a  conversation  between  Jen- 
nings and  another  broker,  In  which  Jennings  says 
that  United  Copper  is  going  to  take  a  big  drop. 
Then  she  sees  the  trap.  When  John  comes  in 
she  warns  him;  but  he  refuses  to  believe  and  so 
anxious  is  he  to  throw  his  money  away  that  in 
•desperation  the  girls  locks  him  in  the  Inner  office. 
For  the  rest  of  the  afternoon  he  Is  a  prisoner 
while  the  girl  waits  at  the  ticker  scanning  the 
tape  for  United  Copper.  It  goes  up  at  first, — 
but  then  just  as  surely  it  drops,  point  by  point. 
Three  o'clock  arrives — the  market  closes  with 
United  Copper  wiped  out.  Then  Anna  releases 
John.  He  rushes  to  the  ticker  to  read  the  truth. 
As  he  is  thanking  the  girl,  Jennings  enters  to  be 
told  that  the  money  is  safe,  and  his  mean  plan 
known  to  both   the  girl   and  her  fiance. 

JIM'S  COLLEGE  DAYS  (Dec.  31)  .-^Im  HoUl- 
day,  a  poor  but  ambitious  young  man,  is  work- 
ing his  way  through  college  by  tutoring  his  room- 
mate, Samuel  Brown,  a  good-natured  athletic  fel- 
low, with  a  rich,  indulgent  father,  and  a  pretty 
coquettish  sister,  Marion.  Jim  tries  to  get  on  the 
football  team,  but  the  captain,  Ned  Hayward, 
is  in  love  with  Marion  himself,  and  he  will  not 
appoint    Jim    to    a    position. 

Sam  gambles  and  goes  to  dances,  despite  the 
■objections  of  the  trainer  and  the  coach.  Jim 
gets  unpopular  by  trying  to  make  him  work  hard, 
and  at  last  does  a  good  deal  of  Sam's  work,  to 
help  him  pass  in  his  sttidles.  The  afternoon 
■before  the  big  game.  Sam's  sister  Marlon  comes 
to  the  study,  with  some  other  girls  and  her  mother. 
They  have  tea,  and  sitting  in  the  window  seat, 
Jim  proposes.  The  girl  likes  him  but  shakes 
her  bead,  and  her  mother  suspecting  the  conversa- 
tion, interferes  with  great  pride.  That  night  Sam 
goes  to  a  fraternity  dance,  Jim  staying  at  home 
to  write  a  long  essay  for  him.  Jim's  head  aches 
and  he  leaves  the  dormitory,  to  take  a  long 
walk.  He  sees  some  students  whom  he  knows 
are  bad  ones,  meet  three  fellows  with  suit  cases, 
who  are  strangers.  They  hob  nob  together  glee- 
fully, and  Jim  ses  the  three  men  from  his  col- 
lege pay  the  others  enormous  sums  of  money. 
They  go  into  a  bar-room  to  finish  the  talk,  and 
Jim  steps  into  the  rear  vestibule  to  overhear 
them  if  possible.  He  learns  that  his  sneaky  col- 
lege mates  are  betting  against  their  own  col- 
lege, through  tlie  new-comers,  and  that  they  are 
going  to  drug  Sam  Brown,  the  star  player  of  the 
team,    and    any    others    possible. 

Jim  hurries  away  to  the  fraternity  house  where 
Sam  is  dancing.  He  sends  In  his  name  for  Sam, 
and  Marion  happens  to  walk  out  on  the  portico, 
between  dances,  with  Ned  Hayward,  the  captain. 
She  greets  Jim,  and  Ned  sees  that  she  likes  the 
other.  He  is  jealous,  and  tries  to  get  her  away. 
Sam  comes  out  and  Ned  tells  him  that  Jim  is  In- 
truding, and  the  roommates  quarrel.  As  they 
stand  there,  the  three  plotters  walk  quietly  Into 
the  fraternity  house,  unnoticed.  They  are  pre- 
paring   for    their  work,    being    members. 

Jim  returns  home,  to  their  rooms,  and  waits  all 
night  lir  vain.  Sam  does  not  come  back.  Next 
morning,  worn  out  with  worry,  Jim  telephones  to 
his  home  in  the  city,  but  no  news.  He  hunts  up 
the  coach  and  the  trainer  of  the  team,  and  they 
go  out  to  find  Sam.  No  results.  They  jump  Into 
an  auto  and  go  to  Sam's  father's  office.  Marlon 
and  her  mother  have  come  there  to  go  to  the  big 
game  with  him.  They  rush  back  to  the  college 
grounds,  and  as  they  are  passing  a  saloon,  big 
Sam,  still  In  his  dress  suit,  crumpled,  dirty  and 
almost  unconscious  Is  pushed  out  of  the  door  by 
an  angry  barkeeper.  They  stop  and  learn  that 
he  has  been  drinking  all  night,  and  ride  for  a 
doctor. 

They  get  to  the  training  quarters,  and  find 
the  team  waiting  for  them.  Sam  is  able  to 
walk,  and  realizes  his  folly.  He  sobs,  but  his 
team    mates,    once    so    fond    of    him,    threaten    him 


bodily  violence,  including  the  captain.  They  are 
frenzied  and,  while  they  are  holding  their  pow- 
wow, officials  come  into  the  quarters,  telling  them 
that  the  time  is  up  and  that  the  game  must  start. 
They  look  around,  and  the  captain  ruefully  sizes 
up  the  substitutes  who  line  up  before  him.  Jim 
HolUday  has  donned  his  football  suit  and  stands 
there  quietly  waiting.  The  coach  looks  at  Sam, 
and  then  points  to  Jim.  He  orders  the  captain  to 
put  Jim  in  the  position — but  he  refuses.  The 
coach  threatens  to  call  the  game,  but  the  captain 
yields.  After  a  big  play,  the  players  run  In, 
with  Jim  on  their  shoulders,  the  students  crowd- 
ing around.  In  the  enclosure  back  of  the  quarters, 
they  are  met  by  Sam,  who  throws  his  arms  around 
the  shoulders  of  his  roommate  who  won  the  game, 
while  Mr.  Brown,  his  wife,  Marion  and  the  girls 
rush  up.  They  congratulate  Jim,  and  Captain 
Ned  Brown,  who  observes  Marion's  meaning  better 
than  Jim,  comes  up  to  congratulate  them  both. 
Jim  is  made  a  partner  of  Mr.  Brown — and  the 
ending    Is    obvious. 


RELIANCE. 

KOWDY  COMES  HOME  (Dec.  21).— Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Norman  have  a  dog.  Rowdy,  to  whom  they  are 
devoted.  But  after  the  birth  of  her  first  baby, 
Mrs.  Norman  listens  to  the  stories  of  the  mild 
who  fears  all  dogs.  She  tells  the  anxious  mother 
that  dogs  are  treacherous,  particularly  when  there 
are  children  aboat.  Bellvlng  this  may  possibly 
be  the  case  with  Bowdy,  Mrs.  Norman  persuades 
her  husband  to  send  the  faithful  little  fellow 
away.  Mr.  Norman  gives  the  dog  over  to  the  care 
of  a  farmer.  That  night  Rowdy  breaks  loose  and 
runs  back  home.  Mr.  Norman  is  overjoyed  to 
see  him,  but  his  wife  insists  that  he  take  the 
dog  back  next  day.  This  is  done,  the  farmer 
assuring  Norman  that  Rowdy  will  not  be  able  to 
get  away  again.  That  afternoon,  the  maid  takes 
the  baby  out  to  the  park  in  Its  carriage.  She 
meets  her  sweetheart,  and  leaving  the  carriage  in 
a  secluded  spot  they  start  off  for  a  little  walk. 
About  this  time  Rowdy  breaks  loose  again  and 
starts  for  home.  Some  dry  autumn  leaves  on  the 
ground  near  tbe  baby's  carriage  catch  fire.  The 
dog  passes  through  the  park  on  his  way  home. 
He  recognizes  the  carriage  and  jumps  up  to  see 
that  the  flames  have  almost  reached  Its  cover- 
ings. He  dashes  home  and  when  he  finds  Mr. 
Norman  he  barks  and  shows  so  evidently  that 
something  Is  wrong,  that  his  master  finally  fol- 
lows him  to  the  park.  They  arrive  just  in  time 
for  the  father  to  rescue  his  baby  from  the 
fiames  that  are  now  burning  away  the  carriage 
draperies.  Baby  Is  carried  home  and  Rowdy  fol- 
lows. When  she  hears  the  story,  Mrs.  Norman 
once  again  puts  her  faith  In  the  dog  and  willingly 
agrees  that  he  may  stay  home.  The  maid  comes  In 
a  few  moments  later,  all  excited  over  the  dis- 
appearance of  the  child  and  the  homed  carriage, 
and  she   is  at  once  dismissed. 

TRYING  TO  KEEP  BEDELIA  (Dec.  28).— Mr. 
and  M  rs.  Newly  wed  have  had  a  hard  time  with 
their  servant;  so  when  they  managed  to  keep 
Bedella,  they  decided  not  t©  let  her  go  under  any 
circumstances.  Bedelia  realizes  how  valuable  she 
is  and  In  many  ways  puts  their  patience  to  the 
test.  When  her  master  and  mistress  give  a  party 
up  stairs,  Bedelia  feeling  rather  lonesome  In  the 
kitchen  goes  up  and  insists  that  she  be  made  one 
of  the  guests.  When  they  refuse  to  permit  this, 
she  Immediately  says  that  she  is  going  to  leave. 
Upon  hearing  this  they  drag  her  back  Into  the 
drawing  room,  and  she  Is  soon  enjoying  the  party 
with  the  rest  of  the  guests.  Upon  another  oc- 
casion she  accompanies  Mr.  and  Mjs.  Newlywed  to 
the  opera.  She  brings  her  friend  the  policeman 
into  the  house  and  Insists  that  he  be  recived  as  a 
gust   by    Mr.    and    Mrs.    Newlywed. 

Mr.  Newlywed  goes  to  a  customer  and  hires  the 
outfit  of  a  Hindoo  Fortune  Teller.  In  this  garb 
he  calls  upon  Bedelia  and  be  offers  to  cast  her 
future.  Reading  her  palm,  he  fortells  great  misery 
for  her  if  she  leaves  her  present  employ,  and  so 
dwells  upon  this  that  superstitious  Bedella  vows 
never  to  leave  the  Newlywads  through  any  fault 
of  her  own.  The  next  time  Bedelia  meek  and  mild 
waits  upon  her  employers,  and  has  nothing  to  say 
about  leaving. 


KAY-BEE. 

THE  PAYMASTER'S  SON  (2  reelB^-Jan.  10).— 
SUas  Burton,  the  paymaster,  has  a  son,  John,  who 
is  a  lieutenant,  and  a  daughter,  Ethel.  Colonel 
Randall  has  a  son,  Richard.  Richard  Is  a  wild 
youth,  but  has  won  Ethel's  heart.  For  his  escapades 
his  father  sends  him  back  to  college,  but  he  drops 
from  the  stage  coach  and  hides  until  nightfall, 
when  he  comes  and  persuades  Ethel  to  elope  with 
him.  The  coach  goes  on  and  Is  attacked  by  Indians, 
the  occupants  being  killed.  To  secure  funds  Richard 
enters  tbe  paymaster's  quarters.  Lieut.  Burton 
awakens  and  captures  the  intruder.  Amazed,  he 
drops  his  revolver  and  chides  Richard,  who  takes 
advantage  of  the  opportunity  to  cover  Burton  with 
his  gun  and  disarm  him.  The  paymaster  hears  the 
noise  and  comes  toward  the  room.  Richard  warns 
Burton  that  if  he  discloses  the  truth  to  his  father 
he  will  shoot  him  ,and  steps  behind  the  portiers 
into  the  other  room.  The  paymaster  asks  John 
for  an  explanation  of  his  presence,  and  to  ac- 
count for  his  stolen  money,  but  John  dare  not 
answer  knowing  that  Richard  has  a  revolver  pointed 
at  him  behind  the  curtain.  The  paymaster  be- 
lieves his  son  a  thief  and  disowns  him.  Richard 
steaithly  makes  his  exit  and  joins  Ethel,  and  the 
two  depart.  In  the  morning  they  join  a  train  of 
emigrants. 

John  Burton's  story  to  his  father  Is  not  believed. 
Scouts  find  the  bodies  of  the  dead  passengers  in 
the  coach,  and  bring  back  Richard's  discarded  coat, 
which  is  considered  as  evidence  that  Richard  has 
either  been  killed  or  captured  by  tbe  Indians. 

Lieut.  Burton  joins  the  emigrants  and  an  excit- 
ing encounter  takes  place  between  him  and 
Richard,  interrupted  by  the  sudden  attack  of  the 
redskins.  Burton  take?  charge  of  the  defense,  and 
Richard  deserts  and  runs  away.  Knowing  that 
the  emigrants  cannot  hold  out  Burton  leaps  on  a 
horse  and  breaks  through  the  Indian  lines  in  an 
effort  to  reach  the  fort  and  secure  assistance.  He 
catches  up  with  Richard  who  believes  Burton  Is 
pursuing  him,  and  who  shoots  Burton's  horse  from 
under  him.  Burton  fires  from  the  ground,  bring- 
ing down  Richard.  The  two  are  then  attacked 
by  Indians,  and  Burton  drags  Richard  to  a  posi- 
tion behind  a  big  rock,  and  stands  off  the  foe  until 
help    arrives. 

In  the  thrilling  battle  the  soldiers  drive  away  tbe 
Indians,  and  carry  Richard  and  Lieut.  Burton 
back  to  the  post.  Thoroughly  ashamed  of  himself, 
Richard  makes  a  complete  confession  to  bis  fatber, 
exonerating    Burton. 


PUNCH. 

A  NEAX  TEAGEDY  (Jan.  St). — The  trouble  starts 

wben  the  parents  of  little  Herbert  Rice  leave 
him  and  his  tiny  sister  In  full  possession  of  the 
house  while  they  go  to  a  matinee.  Sis  wants  to 
play  lady"  but  her  mother's  new  evening  gown  Is 
so  long  that  it  is  necessary  to  cut  a  few  feet  of 
the  skirt  off  to  make  it  fit.  Rice  finds  that  hl-s 
father's  silk  hat  and  grandmother's  glasses  make 
him  look  like  a  first  class  doctor,  so  It  Is  neces- 
sary for  Sis  to  be  taken  desperately  ill  so  that 
little  Doc  Rice  can  perform  an  operation.  It  takes 
a  large  bottle  or  red  Ink  to  furnish  the  requisite 
amount  of  blood  and  when  the  children  hear  their 
parents  returning,  the  bed  room  looks  like  a 
slaughter  house.  Fearing  a  whipping,  Rice  and 
Sis  hides  behind  the  portieres,  and  their  unhappy 
parents  think  that  they  have  been  murdered.  A 
famous  detective  backed  by  the  police  department 
finds  some  wonderful  clues  and  Is  making  a  name 
for  himself  when  the  kids  appear  and  solve  the 
most  horrible  crime. 


KEYSTONE. 

SAVING  MABEL'S  DAD  (Jan.  6)  .—Mabel  Is 
courted  by  three  men,  Henry,  her  father's  choice; 
Fred,  her  favorite,  and  George.  George  Is  supplied 
with  an  abundance  of  self  confidence  and  has 
some  amusing  experiences  with  Dad.  Henry  is 
a  country  swain  and  meets  scant  favor  at  Mabel's 
hands.  Papa  takes  Mabel  and  Henry  for  an  out- 
ing and  slyly  leaves  the  young  people  alone  while 
he  takes  a  nap  In  a  rowboat.  Fred  takes  ad- 
vantage of  the  opportunity  to  send  a  note  to 
Mabel  asking  her  to  meet  him  at  the  rustic  bench, 
as  he  has  gone  for  a  minister.  George  sees  Dad 
sleeping  and  shoves  the  boat  out  into  the  water, 
where  It  Is  carried  out  to  sea  by  the  tide.  Mabel 
deserts  Henry,  but  when  the  plight  of  her  father 
is  discovered  she  Importunes  Henry  and  George 
to  save  him.  Henry  starts  oat  In  a  rowlwat,  but 
George  commissions  a  motort>oat  and  sklms  over 
the  water  at  an  alarming  speed.  Dad  awakens  to 
find  himself  In  a  sinking  boat,  and  welcomes  res- 
cue at  the  hands  of  George.  He  Is  taken  ashore 
where  Mabel  is  awaiting  him  and  tries  to  give 
her  hand  to  George  In  a  spirit  of  gratitude,  but 
Mabel,  who  has  discovered  the  trick  played  by 
George,  asserts  her  intention  of  marrying  Fred, 
who  has  arrived  In  an  automobile  with  the  minister. 

A  DOTTBLE  WEDDING  (Jan.  6).— While  a  wed- 
ding in  high  society  Is  being  held,  two  dusky  lovers 
are  being  joined  In  matrimony.  The  swells  have 
arranged  to  shower  with  rice  and  shoes  tbe  newly- 
weds,  who  manage  to  escape.  The  darkles  are  pur- 
sued to  their  cab  by  their  friends,  and  escape. 
The  vehicle  has  been  decorated  with  banners  an- 
nouncing that  the  couple  are  just  married.  The 
society  people  searching  for  their  lost  friends,  In 
an  automobile,  spy  the  cab  and  think  it  Is  their 
friends'  conveyance,  and  pursut  It.  They  ac- 
company the  vehicle  to  the  railroad  station,  and  are 
tbunderstruck  when  two  proud  coons  emerge  from 
the  cab,  proud  of  the  fuss  being  made  over  them 
by    the    white    people. 


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ance  onpald,  and  Leroy  Is  flnancially  ruined.  The 
blow  Is  too  macb  for  hie  health  to  withstand. 
With  poverty  comes  lUnesB.  Leroy,  Jr.,  seeking 
to  retrieve  the  family  fortunes,  leaves  wUli  several 
companions  for  the  gold  regions  in  the  Rooky 
lAouDtains,    to   prospect    for  that    metal. 

Seeking  work,  made  Imperative  by  the  need  of 
food,  Leroy's  daughter  and  wife  call  upon  their 
"friends' '  of  by-gone  days.  They  ask  for  em- 
ployment but  the  sympathy  of  the  close-fisted  fair 
weather  friends  soon  informs  the  Leroys  of  the 
truth  of  the  adage  that  "Adversity  is  a  bottom- 
less lake  surrounded  by  nearsighted  friends." 
Richard  Bemhard,  manufacturer,  and  one  time 
intimate  friend  of  Mr.  Leroy,  plunges  the  Leroys 
into  despair  by  Informing  them  that  although  he 
does  need  and  advertises  for  help,  that  the  Leroys 
are  Ineligible  because  they  look  too  gloomy,  that 
he  likes  to  see  happy,  gay,  laughing  people  around 
him. 

Capricious  Fortune  once  more  smiles  upon  the 
unforttinate.  They  receive  a  telegram  from  Leroy, 
Jr.,  telling  of  his  having  discovered  a  gold  mine 
of  enormous  value,  which  will  make  him  and  his 
parents  again  wealthy.  This  fact  gets  Into  the 
newspapers.  The  fair  weather  friends,  hoping  for 
a  return  of  the  happy  days  of  wining  and  dining, 
rush  to  the  lowly  home  of  the  Leroys  and  seek  to 
patch  up  the  friendship  which  naturally  was  not 
strengthened  by  their  disinclination  to  give  the 
Leroys  means  of  livelihood.  Leroy,  thereupon, 
remarks  that  Inasmuch  as  they  had  gotten  along 
without  these  fair  weather  friends  when  they 
needed  them,  that  they  will  stirely  get  along  with- 
out   them    when    they    don't    need    them. 

"y^HEN  HER  LOVE  GREW  COLD  (Jan.  2).— 
Jack  Melrose  writes  to  his  wife  Tessa,  then  visiting 
at  her  parents'  home,  saying  that  he  must  leave 
the  city  on  an  unexpected  business  trip.  For 
reasons  of  economy  he  goes  to  a  boarding  house, 
although  not  pleased  at  the  prospect  of  a  diet 
of  hash  and  prunes.  On  arriving  he  hastily  scrib- 
bles a  note  to  Tessa,  telling  of  his  undying  devo- 
tion and  that  he  linows  nothing  more  adorable 
than    the    name    of    Tessa    than    Tessa    herself. 

Jack  has  a  habit  of  becoming  displeased  with 
his  letters,  and  writing  each  several  times  before 
he  expresses  himself  to  his  taste.  Therefore,  it 
happens  that  the  landlady  finds  one  of  the  unsent 
missives  lying  on  the  floor.  The  plot  thickens. 
The  landlady  Is  also  named  Tessa  and,  let  It  be 
whispered,    she   Is  a  widow!      Oh,    these   widows! 

Jack  bears  out  his  reputation  as  a  man  of  letters 
and  continues  his  fervid  writings  to  the  absent 
Tessa.  The  present  Tessa  receives  them  all  avid- 
ly, her  love  hungry  heart  warming  under  the 
effusions.  She  knows  nothing  of  the  other  Tessa. 
She  believes  they  are  directed  to  her  and  that 
bashful  Jack  has  adopted  this  surreptitious  method. 

Jack's  letters  are  nothing  If  not  fervent.  "I 
repeat  every  moment,  yes.  even  gargle  with  it, 
the  luscious  name  of  Tessa.  I  would  love  you. 
even  were  you  an  undertaker's  daughter;"  "again 
I  would  gaze  into  the  liquid  depths  of  your  soul- 
ful eyes  and  hear  the  merry  ripple  of  your  voice 
over  a  cascade  of  pearly  teeth"  are  samples  of 
Jack's  epistolary  ability,  which  in  earnestness 
would  subordinate  those  of  the  Apostle  Paul  in 
his    eommunicatlona    to    the    Corinthians. 

Several  days  have  passed  and  the  landlady  feela 
that  her  cup  of  happiness  la  about  to  spill.  She 
confides  to  a  "lady  fren"  that  after  such  impas- 
sioned letters,  she  expects  him  to  pop  like  a 
champagne  bottle  cork  very,  very  soon.  While 
the  widow's  Joy  is  rising  to  effervescence,  Jack 
Is   In   blissful   Ignorance. 

He  finds  that  his  business  will  not  consume  the 
time  that  he  thought  It  would  and  tells  the  land- 
lady that  he  is  going  away  and  that  he  would 
like  to  have  his  bill  made  out.  "You  shall  not 
go  until  you  ask  me  to  become  your  wife.  Would 
yon  so  cruelly  trifle  with  the  affections  of  a  trust- 
ing lorn  widow  who  has  only  one  father,  one 
mother  and  has  Just  been  vaccinated?"  she  says 
and  straightway  exhibits  to  Jack  the  love  letters 
which    have    double-barreled   Import". 

Jack  is  locked  In  his  room  by  the  angry  widow 
and  told  that  he  can  regain  his  freedom 'only  by 
making   her   his   wife.      Jack    Is   a   resourceful   chap 


and  knows  that  there  is  one  way  in  which  to  put 
love  to  the  acid  test.  Out  of  the  window  he  drops 
a  little  note.  This  is  what  he  wrote.  "I  sought 
to  slip  away  because  I  am  ruined.  If  you  know 
any  generous  souls  who  will  lend  me  $250.00,  lead 
me   to    them  I" 

The  widow  consults  her  '  'lady  f reus,  * '  who  de- 
cide that  it  would  be  unwise  to  marry  a  man 
who  did  not  have  even  enough  money  to  pay  for 
the  marriage  license.  The  widow,  therefore  de- 
termines that  she  will  liberate  the  captive  and 
tells  him  that  she  Is  sorry,  and  that  she  knows 
no  one  who  will  help  him  in  his  need.  The  story 
closes  with  Jack  In  the  embrace  of  wife  Tessa, 
telling    her   to    kiss    her    favorite    husband. 

NORTHERN  EGYPT  (Jan.  2). — Interesting  views 
of  the  land  of  antiquity,  showing  the  marvelous 
engineering  works  which  to  our  modern  Captains 
of  Industry  are  a  lost  art;  the  wonderful  Nile, 
whose  yearly  Inundations  of  Egypt,  keep  that  coun- 
try from  becoming  another  Sahara.  There  are 
glimpses  of  the  Assouan  Dam,  which  controls  the 
distribution  of  the  Nile's  waters  in  times  of  flood, 
the  ruins  of  Thebes,  the  ancient  city  of  one  hundred 
gates,  the  Colossi  of  Memnon,  two  enormous  sta- 
tues representing  Anenothes  III,  successor  to  Ra- 
meses  II.  These  are  the  statues  of  which  there 
is  the  legend  that  at  the  rise  of  the  sun,  one  of 
these  statues  gives  forth  a  musical  sound,  called 
the  Songs  of  Memnon.  There  is  shown  the  temple 
the  Songof  Menmon.  There  is  shown  the  temple 
of  Kamesseum,  dedicated  by  Rameses  II  to  Am- 
mon,  God  of  the  Sun,  also  the  temple  of  Karnac, 
consecrated  to  the  God  Khons,  the  construction 
of  wWch  temple  Is  said  to  have  continued  during 
several  centuries.  Interesting  is  the  Avenue  of 
Sphinxes,  one  and  a  quarter  miles  long,  each 
sphinx  to  the  number  of  six  hundred,  holding  be- 
neath   Its    paw,    the    statue    of    Amenophes    II. 


SOLAX. 

A   MILLION  DOLLARS    (Jan.    8) Jim    Fuller  is 

employed  in  a  broker's  office  at  a  small  salary,  and 
one  Saturday  night  after  he  gets  his  pay  envelope, 
he  expresses  his  dissatisfaction  with  the  way  his 
employer  is  treating  him.  He  expresses  some  an- 
archistic beliefs  and  asserts  that  "every  man  should 
have  a  million  dollars,  and  that  the  wealth  of  the 
world  should   be  distributed   equally." 

He  goes  home  brooding  over  the  way  the  world 
is  treating  him,  and  the  more  he  thinks  of  the  idea 
— distribution  of  wealth — the  more  he  becomes  In 
favor  of  it.  At  home  this  theory  is  uppermost  in 
his  mind,  and  before  long,  he  sits  back  in  his  chair 
and  dreams  that  the  wealth  of  the  world  has  been 
re -distributed  and  that  every  man  Is  a  millionaire. 
He  sees  himself  and  his  wife  in  fine  clothes,  living 
at  a  fashionable  hotel,  but,  he  soons  finds  diffi- 
culty in  getting  service. 

The  elevator  boy  at  the  hotel  refuses  to  take  him 
up  and  down  because  he  Is  satisfied  with  his  for- 
tune. The  cook  and  the  maids,  the  stewards  and 
the  clerks,  all  refuse  to  work  because  they  are  sat- 
isfied with  their  living.  He  tries  to  engage  a  taxi- 
cab,  and  the  taxi-cab  driver  refuses  to  run  his  car 
because  he  is  satisfied  with  his  fortune.  He  tries 
to  use  a  street  car  and  the  conductor  and  motor- 
man  are  too  busy  counting  their  money  to  run  the 
line.  In  disgust,  he  walkas  many  miles,  looking 
for  a  restaurant,  but  every  restaurant  that  he 
comes  to.  has  a  sign  to  the  effect  that  the  pro- 
prietor has  retired  from  business  owing  to  the  fact 
that  he  has  all  the  money  he  needs. 

Hungry  and  fatigued,  he  comes  home — his  wife 
almost  starving  and  sick  from  privation.  He  tries 
to  call  a  doctor,  and  the  doctor  refuses  to  come  out 
to  see  the  patient  because  he  Is  too  busy  counting 
his  "million." 

After  many  other  disquieting  experiences,  Fuller 
wakes  up  with  a  start  and  realizes  that  he  Is  in  his 
own  home,  and  the  Idea  dawns  on  him  that  this 
world  would  be  very  uncomfortable  to  live  in  If  all 
persons  were  millionaires.  The  object  lesson  Is  com- 
plete and  he  Is  quite  satisfied  that  it  is  up  to  him 
to  make  his  way  and  not  wait  until  the  "millen- 
nium" comes  and  the  wealth  of  the  world  equally 
distributed. 

THE   MUTINY   OF  MR.    HENPECK    (Jan.    10).— 


Mr.  Mann  is  a  small  insignificant  person  and  very 
much  afraid  of  his  wife,  a  woman  of  considerable 
avoirdupois  and  prepossessing  demeanor.  While  Mr. 
Mann  puts  up  with  his  wife's  peremptory  manners, 
the  servants  will  not  stand  for  them  and  leave  her 
employ.  Poor  hubby  Is  then  forced  to  take  charge 
of  the  culinary  department  and  assume  the  position 
of  cook  and  dish-washer,  while  his  wife  reads  the 
papers  and  plays   "lady." 

Matters  come  to  a  climax,  however,  after  the  ar- 
rival of  Mrs.  Mann's  brother,  a  prize  fighter,  who  is 
married  to  a  small,  retiring  woman,  very  much 
afraid  of  her  husband.  Mrs.  Mann  and  her  brother 
go  to  the  theaters  and  sport  aroimd  town,  while 
Mr.  Mann  and  the  prize  fighter's  little  wife  stay  at 
home  and  do  the  char  work. 

Mr.  Mann  and  Mrs.  Prizefighter  get  together  one 
evening  and  decide  to  give  Mrs.  Mann  and  Mr. 
Prizefighter  a  big  surprise  when  they  arrive  from 
the  theater. 

The  last  scene  shows  Mr.  Mann  looking  out  of 
the  window  telling  Mrs.  Prizefifhter  of  the  approach 
of  the  loved  ones.  They  hasten  to  the  kitchen  and 
come  back  with  brooms  and  frying  pans.  They  hide 
behind  the  door  and  when  Mrs.  Mann  and  her 
brother  enter  In  Jolly  mood,  they  are  surprised  by  a 
fusillade  of  pans  and  crashing  blows  from  the 
broom.  Confusion  follows  and  Mrs.  Mann  and  her 
brother  soon  get  upon  their  knees  and  plead  forgive- 
ness. 

The  erstwhile  Mr.  Henpeck  and  poor  Mrs.  Prize- 
fighter, shake  hands  victoriously.  A  year  later 
finds  the  disposition  of  both  Mrs.  Mann  and  Mr. 
Prizefighter  entirely  changed.  Mr.  Prizefighter  Is 
willing  to  feed  the  baby  with  one  bottle,  while  Mr. 
Mann  can  at  peace,  lounge  In  his  armchair  and 
smoke  a  cigar. 


AMBROSIO. 

A  SICILIAN  HEROINE — This  story  first  takes 
you  to  Missllmeri,  a  little  Sicilian  village,  and 
into  the  home  of  Don  Ruggero,  a  wealthy  land- 
owner. Don  Ruggero  is  an  Iron-heart'ed  man  and 
strongly    prejudiced    against    the    lower    classes. 

His  son,  Corrado,  a  young  fellow,  loves  Rosalia, 
&  shepherdess,  but  Don  Ruggero  has  always  re- 
fused to  allow  their  marriage  and  to  recognize 
little  Vlncenzlno,  their  child,  as  his  grandchild. 
Finally  to  destroy  all  Corrado's  hopes,  he  dis- 
charges poor  Rosalia  from  his  farm,  where  she 
had  been  employed  for  many  years.  Even  the 
sight  of  her  departure  with  Vlncenzlno  In  her  arms 
does    not    soften    him. 

Rosalia  is  the  very  Ideal  of  the  Sicilian  beauty, 
and  Capt.  Altierl,  an  officer  in  the  service  of  the 
Dominators,  the  Bourbons,  admires  her  Immensely, 
but  all  his  approaches  are  strongly  repulsed  by  her. 

Don  Ruggero  and  his  son  have  for  a  long  time 
conspired  to  free  their  motherland  from  the  hands 
of  the  Bourbons,  and  when  they  receive  news  of 
the  arrival  of  Garibaldi,  who  had  sailed  with  only 
1,000  soldiers  from  Quarto,  near  Genoa,  to  fight  for 
the  freedom  of  Sicily,  they  leave  their  village  to 
join  him  and  the  other  conspirators.  The  rendez- 
vous Is  at  Plana  del  Grecl,  where  they  find 
Garibaldi   just    starting   out   to   conquer   Palermo. 

In  the  meantime  Capt.  Altierl  steals  from  Rosalia 
her  little  son,  hoping  thus  to  succeed  in  his  vile 
scheme,  and  starts  out  to  Join  the  Bourbons' 
headquarters  In  Marineo  near  Corleone.  Colonel 
Bosco,  the  commander-in-chief  of  the  Bourbons 
army,  entrusts  Capt.  Altierl  with  an  Important 
message  to  be  delivered  to  the  almost  doomed 
Palermo. 

Altierl  starts  out,  and  on  his  way  meets  Rosalia, 
who  Implores  him  for  the  restoration  of  her  child. 
Upon  the  sight  of  her,  he  forgets  his  Important 
mission  and  drags  her  into  an  uninhabited  bouse, 
where  he  has  concealed  Vlncenzlno  in  an  upper 
room.  The  little  boy,  hearing  the  cries  of  hia 
mother,  rushes  down  to  save  her  and  drops  some 
ashes  Into  the  eyes  of  her  aggressor.  Taking  ad- 
vantage of  his  instantaneous  blindness,  she  steals 
the  message  Altierl  had  with  him  and  runs  away  to 
Garibaldi's    headquarters. 

Her  courageous  act  meets  with  high  approval 
from  Garibaldi,  and  wins  for  her  the  consent  of 
Don  Ruggero  to  her  long-delayed  marriage  to 
Corrado. 


CAMERAMEN  "eye  for  news 

Do  you  know  what  makes  good  current-event  pictures,  just  as  a  news- 
paper reporter  knows  a  real  news  item  because  he  has  a  "nose  for  news"? 


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We  want  salaried  men  for  current-event  film  at 
every  important  point  in  the  United  States.  In 
order  to  test  your  judgment  of  news  value  and 
your  ability  as  a  camera-man,  we  will  buy  your  film 
temporarily   by   the    footage    for   accepted   negative. 


u  I  V  E     ivi  e:  1^  ! 

If  you  can  deliver  results,  you  can  talk  business  to  us 
on  a  salary  basis.  We  want  good  men  and  will  pay 
for  them.  You  know  the  Eclair  Company.  What  it 
does  is  well  done.  Send  name  of  your  camera  and 
samples  of  work  done. 


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December  3lsf 


A  GREAT  AMERICAN  DRAMA  —  BY  EUSTACE  HALE  BALL 


Showing  the  Carlisle  Indian  Football  Team 
in  Action 

With  Scenes  of  Student  Life  at  "Columbia" 
and  "New  York  University" 


December  29th  -     Love  and  the  Telephone 

January  5th     -  "The  Little  Enchantress" 

January  7th     -  "The  Hundred  Dollar  Bill" 

January  12th  -         -      "Just  Hard  Luck" 


Coming — "CHILD  LABOR" 


Ten     Minutes     Before     the     Game — The     Star-Player    is    Missing. 


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TUESDAY,  JANUARY  7th 

"AN  ACCIDENTAL  SERVANT" 

O  A  corking  comedy  in  which  the  new  members  of  the  Eclair  Stock  Com-        0| 

pany  prove  their  laugh-producing  capabilities. 

THURSDAY,  JANUARY  9th 

"THE  RETURN  OF  LADY  LINDA" 


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(In  Two  Parts) 

It  is  a  Real  Feature.     In  it  you  see  Miss  Barbara  Tennant  at  her  best — 
and  Clara  Horton,  too.     And  the  others  are  equally  fine. 

WORTH  BOOKING  BECAUSE  IT  IS  WORTH  SEEING 
SUNDAY,  JANUARY  12th 

"The  COBBLER  and  the  FINANCIER" 

Adapted  from  one  of  La  Fontaine's  exquisite  fables.     The  picture  is  just 

as  delightful. 

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ATTENTION. 

THE  FOLLOWINO  LIST  OF  REELS  were  l08t  or 
Btolen  from  the  office  of  Arthur  Brady  on  the  22nd  of 
December.  FIFTy  DOLLABS  reward  will  be  given 
for  the  rettini  of  the  reels  to  Queens  Tbeater,  OtS 
3rd  Avenue,  New  York  City: 
Mfr.  No.  Subject. 

Edison  11208        Christmas  Accident. 

Blograph  11133        BrutaUty. 

Vltagraph  11025        Billy's  Pipe  Dream. 

Ealem  10402        The  Family  Tyrant. 

LublD  10342         The  Senorlta's  Remorse. 

Address  Queens  Theater,   993  3rd  Ave.,  N.   Y.   City. 

HELP  WANTED. 

EXPERIENCED  SOLICITOR,  excellent  oppor- 
tunity for  right  man  with  large  acquaintance  In 
moving  picture  trade  as  Solicitor,  one  who  knows 
film  business.  Address  Solicitor,  care  of  Moving 
Picture  World,  New  York  City. 

WANTED — A-1  Pianist  for  flrst-class  motion  pic- 
ture theater.  State  salary  and  ability.  Address  0. 
A.  Kuhlman,  Rex  &  Crown  Theaters,  Jackson,  Mlcb. 

THEATER   FOR   SALE. 

LARGE  THEATRE  BUILDING,  WILMINGTON, 
DELAWARE — To  settle  estate,  the  executor  wUl 
offer  at  public  sale  at  the  Court  House,  Wilmington, 
Delaware,  on  Saturday,  January  11th,  1913,  the  large 
brick  and  iron  building,  220  and  222  Market  Street, 
now  ocupied  by  the  Lyric  Moving  Picture  Theatre. 
89  feet  frontage  on  the  wide  main  street,  99  feet 
deep.  Rear  entrance  on  12-foot  alley.  City  of 
90,000  people.  Great  business  site.  For  picture, 
street  plan  and  full  particulars,  write  JOHN  P. 
NIEXDS,    Attorney,    Wilmington,    Delaware. 

FOB  SALE — Moving  Picture  and  Vaudeville  and 
Stock  Theater.  Equipment;  doing  good  business. 
Capacity  850,  can  be  increased  or  would  sell  equip- 
ment and  give  long  lease.  Address  Box  322, 
Albuquerque,   New  Mexico. 

FOR  SALE — Star  Theater  In  southern  town  of  15,- 
000  population.  Fully  equipped  for  vaudeville  and 
pictures.  Good  reasons  for  selling.  Best  location  in 
city,  doing  a  good  business.  Investigate.  Address 
Bargain,   care  of  Moving  Picture  World,    N.   Y.   C. 

FOR  SALE — Motion  picture  theater  in  good  fac- 
tory town  of  17,000  can  be  bought  for  |1,200,  every- 
thing complete.  A  good  investment.  Selling  ac- 
count of  sickness:  for  particulars  address  J.  M. 
Jordan,  Middletown,  Ohio. 


FOR  SALE — 250  reels.  Including  one,  two  and 
three-reel  subjects,  in  Comedy,  Drama,  Western,  In- 
dian, Scenic  (some  colored)  and  Educational  Sub- 
jects. 50  posters  and  advertising  matter  for  nearly 
each  reel.  In  the  features:  Selge  of  Calais  (colored), 
SpartacuB.  Price  of  Beauty  and  others  In  two  reels; 
Love  and  Money,  Dead  Man's  Child,  Love  and  Avia- 
tion, Zigomar,  in  three  reels.  These  reels  are  all 
In  perfect  order  and  include  American  and  Euro- 
pean makes.  Were  taken  for  a  debt  and  must  be 
sold,  no  reasonable  offer  refused.  For  further  par- 
ticulars apply  Star  Theater,  2321  Notre  Dame  St., 
West,   Montreal,   Ont.,   Canada. 


FILUB  FOR  SALE. 

FOR  SALE,  OS  WILL  RENT— "Night  Riders  of 
Kentucky  and  Tennessee,"  two  reels.  Plenty  adver- 
tising for  both  shows.  "The  James  Boys  in  Miss- 
ouri," three  reels.  The  two  biggest  money  getters 
on  the  road.  Write  or  wire  L.  D,  BROWN,  Brown's 
Film  Exchange,  Texarkana,  Texas. 

FOR  SALE — Feature  production,  "Secret  Service 
Steve,"  "Among  the  Smugglers."  Three  reels  In 
perfect  condition,  only  been  run  two  weeks.  In- 
cluding State  rights  of  Indiana.  Owner  Is  sick  and 
can't  attend  to  it.  Address  Mr.  J.  B.  Smith,  108 
Jackson  Street,  Attica,  Ind. 

FOR  SALE — Feature  film  production  of  Blanche 
Walsh  in  "Resurrection,"  four  parts,  including  Ohio 
State  rights:  any  reasonable  offer  will  be  considered, 
or  will  rent  same.  Address  Jules  Levey,  1418 
Cherry  Street,  Toledo,   Ohio. 


SITUATION  WANTED. 

A  TOUNG  WOMAN  WITH  BEST  OF  REFER- 
ENCES desires  position  as  cashier  or  similar  ca- 
pacity  in  motion  picture  theater.  Address  THE- 
ATRE:, care  of  Moving  Picture  World,  New  York 
City. 

SITUATION  WANTED— By  moving  picture  ope- 
rator, sober  reliable,  any  make  machine,  permanent 
or  travel.     Address  BOX  86,  Oshkosh,  Wisconsin. 

MANAGER,  two  years  in  one  house,  wants  to 
change.  Hustler,  sober  and  good  singer.  Best  ref- 
erences. Married;  always  made  good.  Years  of  ex- 
perience. Address  R.  R.,  care  of  Moving  Picture 
World,    New   York   City, 


UOVINO  PICTURE  OPERATOR,  Ucensed,  ex- 
perienced in  Powers,  Edison,  Klnetoscope;  married. 
Wants  position  in  Chicago  If  possible.  Address  John 
Henry  Peyrot,  1420  W.  Ohio  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

DISINrEOrANT — "Venzola,"  the  best  deodorlsei 
and  air  purifier.  Contains  5%  Formaldetoyde.  Gal- 
lon cans,  fl.60;  flve-gaUon  cans,  $6.25.  O.  EC 
RICHARD  &  CO.,  87  Avon  Ave.,  Newark,   N.  J. 

MOVING  PICTURE  OPERATORS,  ATTENTION— 
Increase  your  salary.  Make  Lantern  Slides  of  local 
events.  Attract  Crowds.  Outfit  and  instructions 
$6.     Address  A.  B.  C.  Lantern  Slide  Co.,  80  Upham 

Street,    Salem,    Mass, 

WE  TEACH  YOU  HOW  to  operate  a  Moving  Pic- 
ture Camera,  The  only  school  of  Its  kind  in  ex- 
istence. Address  Nip  Mfg.  Co.,  1130  Foster  Ave- 
nue, Chicago,  111. 

WANTED — 200  Automatic  Opera  Chairs.  Hardesty 
preferred.  Must  be  cheap.  R.  E,  Vaughan,  Macomb, 
IlUnols, 

6,000  Dodgers,  4  z  10^,  tl.90:  other  sizes.  Free 
catalogue  and  samples.  Volunteer  Printing  Co., 
Reynoidsville,  Pa. 

FOR  SALE  (3HEAP. 

COMPLETE  TRAVELER'S  outfit  (new);  Powers' 
No,  6,  portable  asbestos  booth,  lenses,  cable,  re- 
wlnders,  Inductor,  screen,  etc.  Address  Levi  Co., 
Inc.,  1560  Broadway,  New  York  City, 

EQUIPMENT   FOR  SALE. 

CHEAP  THEATRE  CSAIR8,  new  and  •econd-bani, 
always  on  hand  at  cut  prices,  $8  a  doxen  up,  AA- 
dress  J.  P.  RBDINGTON,  Redlngton  Bldg.,  Scranton, 
Pa. 

FORT  WAYNE  COMPENSAROS— 60-Cyele  110- 
Volt,  t42;  60-CycIe  220- Volt,  »62.  Write  for  booklet. 
Address  IRA  B.  ALDBN,  638  W.  Lehigh  Ave.,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

FOR  SALE — One  electric  sign  reading  "casino," 
both  sides,  Powers*  No.  5  head,  Bdlson  one  pin,  com- 
plete, Powers'  110  volt,  60  cycle  A.  O.  inductor,  2 
special  $25,00  Gunlach  lenses,  matched  9  x  12  at 
at  100  feet.  Stereo  lenses  matched  same  distance. 
150  Hardesty  seats,  50  cents  each.  Want  D.  C. 
Flaming  Arc  Lamps.     W,  C,  Qnlmby,  Zanesvllle,  O. 


Among  the  Exhibitors 

Billings,  Mont. — U1b3  Uadge  Bothrock  has  be- 
come part  owner  of  the  Isis  llieater. 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. — A  contract  has  been  let  for  the 
erection  of  a  new  theater  bnildlng  on  the  old  Eelth 
property  on  Main  Street,  for  the  Shea  Amusement 
Co.,  and  anotber  theater  building  at  Huron  & 
Pearl  Streets,   bought  by  Mr.   Shea. 

Sheridan,  Wyo. — George  V.  H.  Shaver  becomes 
sole  lessee  and  manager  of  the  Star  Theater  on 
North  Main  Street. 

Cheyenne,  Wyo. — Cbas.  H.  Anderson  of  Rawllna, 
will  erect  a  theater  In  Rawlins. 

Bed  Oak,  la. — Frand  Pander  will  erect  a  theater 
bnildlng  In  Grlswold. 

Galesbujg,  His. — Plans  are  being  prepared  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  theater  building  on  Main 
Street. 

Des  UoineB,  la. — B.  P.  Churchill  of  Kansas  City, 
proprietor  of  tbe  Garden  theater,  Is  considering  a 
edte  for  the  erection  of  a  new  playhouse  in  Des 
Moines. 

Wheeling,  W.  Va. — The  Majestic  theater  at  Elm 
Grove,  was  sold  to  the  Athenian  Amusement  Com- 
pany of  this  city.     Harry  Rice,   manager. 

Toledo,  0. — The  Coleslum  playhouse  on  Ashland 
Avenue,  near  Bancroft  Street;  has  been  sold  to  J.  S. 
BraUey,  Sr. 

Byo&more,  III. — J.  L.  Peterson  has  leased  the 
Ryan  Bnildlng  In  California  Street,  and  will  open 
an  amasement  place  soon.  It  will  be  entirely  re- 
modeled. 

Jamestown,  N,  T. — The  new  Colonial  theater, 
comer  of  Wlnsor  and  Second  Streets,  was  recently 
opened. 

Yoakum,  Tex. — Mgr.  J.  J.  Brooks  Is  converting 
the  O.  K.  Theater  Into  a  regular  playhouse,  and  It 
wll  be  used  as  a  moving  picture  theater. 

Bt.  Petersburg,  Fla. — The  new  Grandy  theater 
will  soon  open  for  business. 

Cedar  Rapids,  la.— Plans  are  belog  considered  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  theater  building  In  this  city. 

Philadelphia,  Pa. — Berman  Brothers  have  ap- 
plied for  a  permit  to  build  a  moving  plcfore  theater 
on  the  east  aide  of  60th  Street,  north  of  Chancellor 
Street,  to  cost  about  960,000. 


Philadelphia,  Fa. — Prank  Hess  will  build  a  mov- 
ing picture  theater  at  the  comer  of  6th  and  Olney 
avenues. 

Austin,  Minn. — Frank  Latta  of  the  Cosy  theater 
Is  drawing  plans  for  a  new  theater  to  be  built  In 
AostlQ   next  Spring. 

Richmond,  Tex. — Philip  Rich  1b  building  an  opera 
house  and  will  soon  open  for  business. 

Denison,  la. — The  Denlson  Improvement  Co.  will 
build  a  new  opera  house  on  the  W.  H.  Laub  prop- 
erty. 

Redlands,  Cal. — The  building  at'  Citrus  avenue 
and  Cajon  street  is  being  remodeled  to  be  used  as 
a  moving  picture  theater. 

Baltimore,  Md.— Permission  has  been  granted  Geo. 
P.  Klein  to  erect  a  moving  picture  theater  at  1225 
Columbia  avenue. 

Springfield,  Maas.— John  S.  Wlstler  of  22  Maple- 
wood  avenue  has  a  lease  on  North  street  and  will 
conduct  a  moving  picture  bouse. 

Philadelphia,  Pa. — B.  Shore  will  erect  a  moving 
picture  theater  on  Woodland  avenue,  east  of  d4th 
street.     Cost   $10,000. 

Sallna,  Kans. — The  Royal  theater  owned  by 
Thatcher   Bros   opened    for   business   recently. 

Savannah,  Ga. — Permit  has  been  Issued  to  J. 
Maril  to  erect  a  moving  picture  theater  at  606  W. 
Broad    street. 

Cleveland,  0. — A  moving  picture  house  is  to  be 
erected  at  Ravenna,   O.,   for  L.  J.   Goddard. 

Pittsburg,  Fa. — Permit  was  Issued  to  J.  &  H. 
Jackson  for  brick  theater  building  at  Liberty 
avenue  and  Oak  alley,  to  cost  $170,000. 

Omaha,  Neb.— The  Brandies  Interests  are  said  to 
be  planning  to  enlarge  the  Brandies  theater 
building. 

Wichita  Falls,  Tex. — Plans  have  been  drawn  for 
the  construction  of  a  new  theater.  Contract  has 
been  closed   with   the  Majestic  clrcolt. 

Helena,  Mont. — Masons  at  Helena  are  planning 
to  erect  a  new  theater  building. 

Bound  Brook,  K.  J.— Messrs  Hulslser  ft  Hamilton, 
proprietors  and  managers  of  the  Palace  theater,  this 
city,  are  having  plans  prepared  for  a  large  moving 
picture  and  vaudeville  theater  to  be  built  in  Maiden 
Lane,  Bound  Brook.  It  will  have  a  seating  ca- 
pacity of  1,000,  and  will  cost  about  $26,000. 


Bob  Moines,  Iowa. — The  Des  Moines  Amusement 
Company  recently  filed  articles  of  Incorporation  In 
the  office  of  the  county  recorder.  The  company  wIU 
have  a  capital  stock  of  $25,000.  They  plan  the 
erection  of  a  new  amusement  bouse  at  E}igbtb  and 
Locust  Streets,  B.  J.  Van  Dyke  and  G.  E.  High- 
tower   are    the   Incorporators. 

Des  Moines,  Iowa. — Mrs.  Frank  Dodson,  county  re- 
corder, is  soon  to  become  the  owner  of  a  motion 
picture  house  at  Nineteenth  and  Crocker  Streets. 

Syracuse,  N.  Y. — A  contract  has  been  let  for  the 
erection  of  a  new  moving  picture  theater  bnildlng 
on  upper  James  Street. 

Chicago,  ni.— Anderson,  Watklns  Film  Company, 
Chicago,  capital  $6,000.  Making  and  exhibiting 
moving  pictures.  Incorporators:  Loois  B.  Anderson, 
William  P.  Watklns,  John  R.  Marshall,  Charles  S. 
Jackson,   Frank   L.  Hamilton. 

Cincinnati,  Ohio, — A  motion  picture  theater  Is  to 
be  built  on  the  west  side  of  Freeman  Avenue,  about 
SO  feet  north  of  York  Street,  by  the  Center  Amuse- 
ment Company,  controlled  by  A.  E.  Motsch  and 
Joseph    G.    Guetle. 


MAKE  YOUR   OWN  LOCAL  FILMS 

Our  AJasee  Camera  Is  designed  especially  for 
exhibitors  and  those  who  desire  to  make  films  of 
local  interest.  It's  a  scientific  Instrument,  not 
a  toy.  Will  do  as  good  work  as  an  expensive 
machine.     Price  $76. 

Send  for  circulars  and  full  information. 

A.    J.    CLAPHAM    00. 

130  West  87th  Street  New  York 


A  Dark  Room  Man  Wishes  Position 

Twenty-two  years  of  age.     Have  had  two  years' 

experience  with  concern  in  Germany  and  one 
year  In  this  country.  Can  furnish  best  of  ref- 
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Send  all  communications  to  the  New  York  Film 
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BEVERLY  B.  DOBBS 

"ATOP  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  MOTION" 

{The  Original  Alaska-Siberia  Motion  Pictures) 

Now  Playing  Weber's   New   York  Theatre.    Prices,   25c   to   $1.00 

330  Performances  at  the  Whitney  Opera  House,  Chicago 

STATE  RIGHT  BUYERS 

WE  HAVE  THE  GREATEST  MOSEY-CETTINC  FEATURE  IN  THE  WORLD  TODAY 

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EQUIPMENTS 

We  specialize  in  complete  outfits. 
Make  known  your  wants.  Can 
make  quick  shipments. 

Motiograph  —  Powers  —  Edison 
Simplex  —  Standard 

Carbons  —  Tickets  —  Repairs 
Current    Savers    &    Transformers. 

If  for  M.  P.  Theatre  we  cin  sup- 
ply it    Write  us  today. 

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Will  foiivini'e  anv  wirje-awiikc  Manager  that  $2.ri0  iuvosted  In 
our  NEWLY-REVISED  THEATKE  UECOUD  LEIK.JEIt  is  posl- 
tivfl.v  tbe  liest  muuey  ever  invested.  Tbinli  of  a  system  whlcfa 
\\  ill  clieclt  your  box  office  witb  every  ticket  sold — even  the 
Rtartlni;  and  closing  numbers  of  each  price  ticket — separating 
tlie  matinee  and  uight  receipts;  also  ..cording  additional  sun- 
dry receipts  (slide  and  curtain  advertising,  candy  machines,  etc.) 

For  separating  and  recording  expenii-s.  our  system  Is  ab- 
Rolntely  perfect.  Under  the  headings  "P  irtlculars,  Total,  Ad- 
vertising. Vaudeville.  Salaries,  Freight,  Express.  House  Pay- 
roll. Rent.  Miscellaneous.  Light.  Supplies  and  Other  Ex- 
penses," etc..  a  careful  and  saving  mana  :cr  can  quickly  locate 
everv  dollar  spent,  recording  each  special  day's  "Feature 
Attractions."  together  with  spacing  for  the  weather. 

So  complete  and  accurate  is  the  TITE.\TRE  RECORD 
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Dec.  21 — Mrs.   Brown's   Baby    (Comedy) 

Dec.  23 — The    Recognition    (Dr.) 1000 

Dec.  26— Blackened  Hills    (Dr.) 1000 

Dec.  28— The  Girl  of   the   Manor    (Dr.) 1000 

Dec.  30 — Loneliness  ot  Neglect  (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     2 — Love  and  the  Law  (Drama) ) 1000 

Jan.    4 — The  Fraud  that  Failed    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     6 — Another  Man's  Wife    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     9 — ^The   Trail  of  Cards    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.  11 — Calamity    Anne's    Inheritance    (Dr.)..  1000 

AMBBOSIO. 

Jan.    4 — The  Black   Veils    (2  reels — Drama) 

Jan.  11 — What   the  Unknown   Conceals    (2  reels 

— Drama)  

Jan.  18 — Between    Life    and    Death     (2    reels — ■ 

Drama)   

Jan.  25 — ^A  Romance  of  a  Heart   (2  reels — Dr.) 

BISON. 

Dec.  14 — A  Ride  for  Life  (Drama) 

Dec.  17 — Before   the  White   Man   Came    (2  reel 

Dr.)     

Dec.  21 — Indian  Dances  and  Pastimes  (Bd.) 
Dec.  24— The   Heroine   of   the   Plains    (2  reels) 

(Drama)   

Dec.  28— El  Capitan  and  the  Land  Grabbers  (Dr.) 
Dec.  31— The  Redemption  of  White  Hawk  (Dr.) 

Jan.    4 — Regimental  Pals  (Drama) 

Jan.    4 — A  Girl  at  War  (2  reels — Drama) 

Jan.     7 — ^A   Romance  of   the   Utah    Pioneers    (2 

reels — ^Drama)    

Jan.  11 — An  Apache   Father's   Vengeance    (Dr.). 

BRONCHO. 

Occ.  18 — Hia  Sense  of  Duty    (Drama) 

Dec.  25 — The  Prospector's  Daughter  (Dr.).... 
Jan.     1 — The  Burning  Brand   (2  reels)    (Drama) 

Jan.     8 — In  the  Ranks   (2  reels)    (Drama) 

Jan.  15 — A  Blue  Grass  Romance  (2  reels)  (Dr.) 
Dec.  22^A  Shadow  of  the  Past    (2  reels — Dr.) 

CHAMPION. 

Nov.  25 — The  Gateway  to  America  (Drama) . . . 
Dec.    2 — Billy   Jones   ot    New    York    (Com.-Dr.) 

Dec.    9 — ^The   Honeymooners    (Comedy) 

Dec.  16— Right  Shall  Prevail   (Dr.) 

Dec.  23 — The  Ohaperones  (Comedy)    

Dec.  30— The    City    Boarder    (Comedy) 

Dec.  30— The    White    Heron    (Educational) 

Jan.     6 — Art  and  Love    (Drama) 

CRYSTAL. 

Dec.  22 — His    Wife's    Stratagem     (Ctom.) 

Dec.  22 — Mlied   Bottles    (Com. ) 

Dec.  29 — Her   Visitor    (Comedy) 

Dec.  29 — The    Elopement    (Comedy) 

Jan.     6 — Her  Kid  Sister  (Comedy) 

Jan.     5— Jones    Resurrected    (Comedy) 

Jan.  12 — Heroic  Harold   (Comedy) 

Jan.  12— A  Night  at  the  Club  (Comed.v) 

ECLAIR. 

Dec.  22 — Sea    Anemones     (Educational)     

Dec.  22 — An    Unforseen    Event    (Com.) 

Dec.  24— The   Story  of  a  Kiss    (Com.-Dr.) 

Dec.  26 — A   Dry  Town    (Comedy) 

Dec.  31 — The  Wager   (Drama) 

Jan.     2 — A  Tammany   Boarder    (Comedy) 

Jan.     5 — Crawfish  (Scientlflc) 

Jan.     5 — WUHe.    King   ot  Janitors    (Comedj-) . . . 

Jan.     7 — An  Accidental  Servant  (Drama) 

Jan.  9 — The  Return  of  Lady  Linda  (Drama) . . 
Jan.  12 — ^The    Cobbler    and    the    Financier    (Dr.) 

FRONTIER. 

Dec.  11 — ^The   Goat   Girl  of   Bear   Canyon    (Dr.) 

Dec.  18 — The  I  Ranchman's    Wooing    (Dr.) 

Dec.  25 — Tracked  to  the  Mountains  (Drama) . . . 
Jan.     1 — The    Horse    Race    at    Hawley's    Ranch 

(Drama)   

Jan.     8 — The   Stranger   at   the   Mountain   Ranch 

(Drama) 


GATTMONT. 

Dec.  17 — A  Hazard  for  a  Heart    (Drama) 

Dec.  18 — Gaumont's  Weekly  No.  41  (Topical) . . . 
Dec.  10 — A  Telephone  Entanglement  (Comedy).. 
Dec.  19 — ^Twixt  DevU  and  the  Deep  Sea   (Com.) 

Dec.  24 — A    Peach    for    a    Prisoner    (Dr.) 

Dec.  25 — Gaumont's  Weekly  No.  42  (Topical) . . 
Dec.  26 — Zlgoto    Drives  a   Locomotive    (Com.).. 

Dec.  26 — The    Man    with    the    Pull    (Com.) 

Dec.  28 — With  the  French  Army 

Dec.  31 — Fair  Weather  Friends    (Drama) 

Jan.     1 — Gaumont's   Weekly,    No.    1    (Topical).. 

Jan.     2 — When    Her  Love   Grew   Cold 

Jan.    2 — Northern  Egypt  (Scenic) 

Jan.    4 — The  Glove  Industry    (Industrial) 

GEM. 

Dec.     3 — Apartment    No.    13    ( Comedy) 

Dec.  10 — The  Awakening  of  John  Bridd  (Drama) 

Dec.  17— One    Day     (Dr.) 

Dec.  24 — The   Amulet    (Drama) 

Dec.  31 — Dorothy's  Birthday    (Drama) 

Jan.     7 — Absinthe    (Drama) 

GREAT  NORTHERN. 

Dee.  14 — His   First   Patient    (Comedy) 

Dec.  21 — The  Christmas  Gift   (Com. ) 

Dec.  21 — Danish    Hussars    (Mil. ) 

Dec.  28 — ^An  Emergency  Waiter  (C3omedy) 

Dec.  28 — Prom  the  Balkan  War  iScenic) 

Jan.    4 — Outwitting    a    Rival    (CJomedy) 

IMF. 

Bee.  26 — The  New  Magdalen  (2  reels)  (Drama). 

Dec.  28 — As  the  Doctor  Ordered  (Comedy) 

Dec.  28 — A  Widow's  Wiles    (Comedy) 

Deo.  30 — Jones'    Wedding  Day   (Comedy) 

Jan.     2 — The    Bearer   of    Burdens    (Drama) .... 

Jan.    4 — What   Katy   Did    (Comedy) 

Jan.     4^ — ^Prlae    Winners    At    the    Poultry   Show 

(Topical)    

Jan.  6 — She  Slept  Through  It  All  (Comedy).. 
Jan.     9 — Hearts   of  the   Northland    (Drama) .... 

Jan.  11— The   Baldheaded    Club    (Comedy) 

Jan.  11 — Society  Day  at  Piping  Rock   (Comedy) 

ITALA. 

Dec.     2 — A  Spider  on  the  Brain  (Com. ) 

Dec.     2 — Too  Much  Beanty    (Com.) 

Dec.  16 — Peeping    Tom     (Com.) 

Dec.  16.— Keeping    In    Style     (Com.) 

Dec.  23 — Easy  to  Return  Home   (Com. ) 

Dec.  23— A   Good   Hunting   Dog    (CJom.) 

Dee.  30 — Knock    Wood     (Comedy) 

Dec.  30— Two   Little    Devils    (Comedy) 

KAY-BEE. 

Dec.     6 — For  the  Cause   (2  reels.  Drama) 

Dee.  13— Blood  Will  TeU    (2  reels,    Drama) 

Dec.  20 — ^The  Dead  Pays  (2  reels  (Drama) 

Dec.  27 — The  Law  of  the  West  (8  reels  Dr.) 
Jan.  3— The  Great  SacrlBce  (2  reels)  (Drama) 
Jan.  10 — The  Paymaster's  Son  (2  reels)  (Drama) 
Jan.  17 — The  Little  Turncoat   (2  reels — Drama) 

KEYSTONE. 

Dec.  23 — Hoffmeyer's    Legacy    (Comedy) 

Dec.  23 — ^The  Drummer's  Vacation   ((>>medy) . . . 

Dec.  30 — The    Due     (Com. ) 

Dea  80 — Mabel's    Stpategem     (Com.) 

Jan.    6 — Saving  Mabel's   Dad    (Comedy) 

Jan.     6 — A  Double  Wedding  (Comedy) 

Jan.  13 — The  (Jure  that  Failed   (Comedy) 

Jan.  13 — How  Hiram  Won  Out   (Comedy) 

Jan.  20 — Sir   Thomas   Upton 

Jan.  20 — For  Lizzie's   Sake    (Comedy) 

LUX. 

Dec.     6 — Chlng  Chang's  Little  Fan   (Comedy)...  488 
Dec.     6 — The  Pig  that  Wouldn't  Stay  at  Home 

(Comedy)      446 

Dec.  13 — Weary  Onssle  finds  a  Job   ((Comedy) . .  480 

Dec.  13— "All    Aboard"     (Comedy) 4»4 

Dec.  20 — Cleanliness      is      Next      to     Godliness 

(Comedy) 442 

Dec.  20 — Only  the  Chiropodist    (Comedy) 416 

Dec.  27 — Pat   and    the   Milliner    (Com.) 

Dec.  27— A  New  Use  for  the  Bike  (CJom.) 4(S8 

Jan.     3 — Pursued  by  a  Lioness   (Drama) 951 

Jan.  10 — The   Matrimonial    Fever    (Comedy) 731 

Jan.  10 — Do  Not  Tease  the  Dog  (Comedy) 2B2 

MAJESTIC. 

Dec.  15— The  Clue  in  the  Bust   (Drama) 

Dec.  17 — The  Honor  of  Surgery    (Drama) 

Dec.  22 — Jack    In    the    Box    (Dr.) 

Dec.  24 — All   On   Account   of  a   Banana    (Dr.).. 


Dec.  29 — ^Love  and  the  Telephone   (Drama) 

Dec.  31 — Jim's  College  Days   (Drama) 

Jan.     5 — The  Little  Enchantress    (Drama) 

Jan.     7 — The  Hundred  Dollar  Bill  (Comedy) 

Jan.  12 — Just   Hard   LucIj 

MILANO. 

Nov.  30 — Adda    River    RapMs    (Scenic) 

Dec.     7 — Diamond    (^t    Diamond    (2   reels,    Dr.) 
Dec.  13 — The  Apache  Vow  (2  reels)   (Drama)... 

Dec.  21— Love    Sublime    (2    reel    Dr. ) 

Dec.  28 — Her    Inspiration    (Drama) 

Jan.     4— Father's    Stratagem     (Drama) 

Jan.  11 — A  Secret  of  the  Sea   (2  reels — Drama) 

NESTOR. 

Dec.  18 — The  Stigma    (Dr.) 

Dec.  20 — The   Power  of   the   Cross    (Dr.) 

Dec.  23 — Poor  Jones'   Vacation    (Drama) 

Dec.  23— Views  of  the  U.  S.  Capital  (Scenic)... 

Dec.  25 — The  Big  White  Chief   (Comedy) 

Dec.  27— The  Padre's  Gift   (Drama) 

Dec.  30 — Arabella's   Ankle    (Comedy) 

Jan.     1— The  Fight  for  Right   (Drama) 

Jan.     3 — The  Blackmailer   (Drama)    

Jan.     6— Cupid's  Assistants    (Comedy) 

Jan.     8 — Gold  and  Dross  (Drama) 

Jan.  10 — The  Suspect   (Drama) 

POWERS. 

Dec.  25 — Who's  the  Boss  (Comedy) 

Dee.  25 — Their  Christmas  Turkey  (Drama) 

Dec.  27 — Toys  of  Destiny  (2  reels)    (Drama).... 

Jan.     8 — Almost   a    Hero    (Comedy) 

Jan.    8 — Akron,     Oliio     (Scenic) 

Jan.  10 — Baxter's  Busy  Day  (Ciomedy) 

PXTNCH. 

Jan.    2 — Her   Mischievous   Brother    (Comedy)... 

Jan.    2 — A  Near  Tragedy  (CJomedy) 

Jan.     9 — Poor  Boob  (Comedy) 

Jan.     9 — Mix-Up  (Comedy) 

Jan.  16 — Finney's  Luck   (Comedy) 

Jan.  16 — Saw  Wood  (Comedy) 

RELIANCE. 

Dec.   11 — Joe's     Reward     (Drama) 

Dee.  14 — A  Fairyland   Bride    (Com.-Dr.) 

Dec.  18.— The  Fires  of  Conscience    (Drama) 

Dec.  21 — Rowdy  Comes  Home  (Com.  Dr.) 

Dec.  25 — Bedelia    Has   a    Toothache    (Com.).... 

Dec.  25 — Foling    the    Specialist    (Comedy) 

Dec.  28 — Trying  to  Keep  Bedelia    (Com.) 

Jan.     1 — Duty  and  the  Man  (2  reels)    (Drama.) 
Jan.    4 — A  Jolly  Good  Fellow  (Drama) 

SEX. 

Dec.  12 — To  the  City   (Drama) 

Dec.  15 — Into    the  Darkness    (Drama) 

Dec.  19— Mother    (Dr.) 

Dec.  22 — For    His     Sake     (Dr.) 

Dec.  29— An  111   Wind    (Drama) 

Jan.     5 — It  Doesn't   Pay    (Drama) 

Jan.     9 — The  Actress   (Drama) 

Jan.  12 — By-Gone  Days    (Drama) 

SOLAX. 
Dec.  13 — The  Girl  In  the  Armchair   (Drama)... 

Dec.  18 — Hearts  Unknown  (Drama) 

Dec.  20 — Five  Evenings   (Comedy) 

Dec.  25 — The  Finger  Prints   (Drama) 

Dec.  27— The  Woman    Behind    the   Man    (Dr.).. 
Jan.     1 — Coasins   of   Sherlock    Holmes    (Com.).. 

Jan.     3 — Canine  Rivals  (Comedy.) 

Jan.     8 — ^A  Million  Dollars  (Drama) 

Jan.  10 — The  Mutiny  of  Mr.   Henpeck   (Com.).. 

THANHOTTSER. 
Dec.  15 — Brains  vs.    Brawn    (Ctomedy-Drama). . . 

Dec.  17 — The  Other  Half   (Drama) 

Dec.  20— The    Race    (Drama) 

Dec.  22— The  Repeater    (Dr.) 

Dec.  24— The  Star  of  Bethlehem  (3  reels  (Bibli- 
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Dec.  29 — A   Militant   Suffragette    (Com.-Dr.) 

Dec.  31 — Wltb  the  Mounted  Police   (Drama) 

Jan.     3 — A    Poor    Relation    (Drama) 

Jan.     5 — A  Guilty  Conscience   (Drama) 

Jan.     7 — The    Boomerang    (Drama) 

Jan.  10 — The   Evidence  of  the  Film    (Drama) . . 

VICTOR. 

Nov.  15 — The  Lady  Leone  (2  reels)    (Dr.) 

Nov.  22— Was    Mabel   Cured?    (Dr.) 

Nov.  29 — It   Happened   Thus    (Comedy) 

Dec.     6 — The  Foolishness  of  Oliver   (Comadjr).. 

Dec.  13 — Owing  More   (Comedy) 

Dec.  20 — The   Consequences    (Dr.) 

Dec.  27 — The  Professor's  Dilemma    (Comedy) . . . 

Jan.     3 — The  Grouch  (Drama) 

Jan.  10— The  Lie  (Drama) 


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Tuesday— Edison.  Essanay,  C.  G.  P.  0.,  Clnes, 
Lubln,    Sellg,    Vltagraph. 

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Friday — Edison,  Essanay,  Kalem,  Sellg,  C.  G.  P. 
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Satorday- Edison,  Essanay,  Clnes,  Kalem,  Labln, 
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BIOOaAPH. 

D*e.  t—Wh»  New    York   H»t    (Oomedy-DrmiM) . 

D««.    »-^liii'i    Birthday    Party    (Oomadr) 

Dk.    »— She  U  t  PlpplB  (Comedy) 

Dec.  12^My    Hero    (Drama) ...•• 

Dec.  19— The    Bnrglar'a    Dilemma    (Drama).... 

Dec.  19 — ^The    DlTOrcee    ((3omedy) 

Dec.  19 — Papering   the  Den   (Comedy) 

Dec.  28— A  Cry   For  Help   (Drama) 

Dec.  26 — The    (3od    Within     (Drama) 

Dec.  30— BUI  Bogg's  Windfall  (Comedy) 

Dec.  30 — A  Day's  Ontlng    (Comedy) 

Jan.     2 — Three    Friends     (Drama) 

Jan.     6 — ^The  Telephone  Girl  and  the  Lady  (Dr.) 

Jan.     9 — The  Best  Man  Wins   (Comedy) 

Jan.    9— The  Bite  of  a  Snake  /Comedy) 


CnTES. 

(O.  Klelne.) 

Dec.  T— Becanae  of   a   Widow    (CJomedy)..  .....1000 

Dee.  10— Plctoreaqne    Italian    Bcenea    (Scenic)..  flW 

Dec.  10— The    "Lion   Tonic"    (Comedy) JJO 

Dec.  14 — Trapping  -the  Consplratora   (Drama). ..1010 

Dec.  17— Aa   Fate    Wills    (Drama) 1000 

Dec    21— The  TItoU  Hllla  and  The  Falla  of  Anlo 

(Scenic)    «0 

Dec.  21— Nearly  Lion  Tamera   (Comedy) 570 

Dec.  24 — A  Ladles'  Man   (Comedy) 800 

Dec.  24 — Picturesque   Sorrento,    Italy    (Scenic)..  82S 

Dec.  24 — His  "Spring"  Overcoat   (Comedy) 875 

Dec.  28 — Balkan  War  Scenes  (Topical) 1000 

Dec.  31 — Among    the    Abruzzl    Mountains    (Sc).  350 

Dec.  31 — Amy's    Choice    (C!omedy-Drama) 750 

Jan.     4 — A   Sister's  Heart    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.    4— A    Sister's    Heart    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     7 — ^A  Maid's  Devotion    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.  11 — The  Woes  of  a  Peacemaker  (Comedy) .  1000 


RDISON. 

Dec.  20— The  First  SetUer'a  Story   (Drama) 1000 

Deo.  21— A    Propoeal    Under    DlfflctUtlea    (Com.)  990 
Dec.  23 — An  Old-Fashioned  Elopement  (Ck>m.)..1000 

Dec.  24— What  KaUe  Did    (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  26 — ^I<ove   Among   the  Geysers    ((?om.) 1000 

Dec.  27 — ^A  Glue   to   Her  Parentage    (Being  the 
sixth   story  of   "What   Happened  to 

Mary" )    (Drama ) 1000 

Dec.  28 — He  Swore  Off  Smoking    (Comedy) 625 

Dse.  28 — How  a  Horseshoe  Dpset  a  Happy  Fam- 
ily (Comedy) 475 

Dec.  SO — Tbe  Crime  of  Carelessness   (Drama).. 1000 

Dec.  81 — For  Her   (Drama)    1000 

Jan.     1 — Yosemlte     National     Park     and     Big 

Trees    of    California    (Scenic) 375 

Jan.     1 — How  They  (}ot  the  Vote   (Comedy)...  625 
Jan.    8 — ^The  Banning  Away  of  Doris  (Dr.).... 1000 

Jan.     4 — The   Red    Man's   Burden    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     6 — The   New  Day's  Dawn    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     6 — It  Is   Never  Too  Late  To  Mend    (Spe- 
cial—2   reeU)    (Drama) 2000 

Jan.     7— An    UnsalUed    Shield    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     8 — Interrupted  Wedding  Bells  (Comedy). .1000 

Jan.  10 — The  Eldorado  lode   (Drama) 1000 

Jan.  11 — The  Maid  of  Honor   (Drama) 1000 


ESSANAT. 

Dm.  U— Time    FUes    (OsiMdy) 1000 

Dee.  la— Th*  Proapaetor   (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  IS— Tha  Error  of  Omlaaloo   (Bda.) 1000 

Dm.  14— Alkali    Iks's    Uot«rcyele    (Oem«]y) 1000 

Dec.  17— The  Vlrtoa  »t  Bags  (Drama) 1000 

Dm.  18— hi*    Blrtkday    Jacket    (Oomady) 1000 


Dm.  10 — The  Sheriff's  Luck  (Drama) 1000 

D«c.  20 — Onlseppe's   Good   Fortune    (Comedy)..  .1000 

Dm.  21 — Broncho   Billy's   Promise    (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  24 — The    Sheriff's    Inheritance    (Com.-I/r.).1000 

Dec.  2S — The  Cat's  Paw  (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  26— Bin  Mixes   With  Relations   (Comedy).  1000 

Dec.  27 — Love  Through  a  Lens   ((Comedy) 1000 

Dec.  28 — The  Reward  For  Broncho  BlUy  (Dr.).  1000 

Dec.  81 — Requltted    Love    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     1 — Seeing    Is   Believing    (Comedy) 1000 

Jan.     2 — ^The  Miner's  Request   (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     8 — When    Soul   Meets   Soul    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.    4— Broncho    Billy   and    the    Maid    (Dr.).. 1000 
Jan.     7 — The  Heiress   (Comedy) 1000 


SALEU. 

Dm.  23 — The  Sbanghrann  (SpMlal  8  reel  Dr.).. 8000 

Dec.  23 — The    Two    Runaways     (Dr.) 1000 

Dm.  25 — A   Busy   Day   In  the  Jangle   ((X)m.).. 

Dm.  26 — Brave    Old    Bill    (Com.) 

Dm.  27 — A    Business    Buccaneer     (Dr.) 1000 

Dm.  28— a  Mountain  Tragedy  (Dr.) 1000 

Dec.  80 — ^The  Peace   Offering    (Comedy) 

Dec.  30 — Why  Tightwad   Tips    (Comedy) 

Jan.     1— The  Mission  of  a  Bullet   (Drama)...  .1000 

Jan.     3 — A    Treacherous    Shot     (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     4 — The   Flag  of  Freedom    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     6 — The    Usurer    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     8 — The  Manicurist  and   the  Mutt    (Com.) 

Jan.     8 — Johnny   Goes  Ducking    (CJomedy) 

Jan.  10 — The    Wives    of    Jamestown    (SpMlal — 

2  reels)    (Drama) 2000 

Jan.  10 — Grandfather   (Drama) 1000 

Jan.  11— A  SawmlU  Hazard  (Drama) 1000 


LTTBIN. 

Dec.  23 — The  Montebank's  Daughter  (Drama).. 1000 

Dec.  24 — The  End  of  the  Feud   (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  26 — Two  Boys   (Comedy-Drama) 1000 

Dec.  27— Palmetto   Hat    Industry    (Industrial).. 

Dec.  27 — Once  Was  Enough  (CJomedy) 

Dec.  28— The  Blind  Cattle  King   (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  30 — The  Power  of  Silence   (2  reels)    (Spe- 
cial-Drama)      2000 

Dec.  30 — A   Mother's  Strategy    (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  31 — The    Bravery   of    Dora    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     2-John  Arthur's  Trust  (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     3 — Guilty    Conscience    (Comedy) 

Jan.     3 — Just  Out  of  College  (Com.-Dr.) 

Jan.     4 — The   Love   Token    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     6 — (Courageous    Blood     (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     7 — The    Village   Blacksmith    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     9— Twilight    of    Her   Life    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.  10 — Stage  Struck  Sallle   (Comedy) 

Jan.  10 — An    Accidental    Dentist     (Comedy) 

Jan.  11 — San    Xavier    Mission,    Tucson,    Arizona 

(Industrial)     

Jan.  11 — The  Artist's  Romance  (Comedy-Drama) 


MELIES. 

Not.     7 — The  Smuggler's  Prisoner  CDr.).. 1000 

Nov.     14 — Value    Received     (Drama) 1000 

Nov.  21 — The    Governor's    Cflemency     (Drama) .  .1000 

Nov.  28— Linked  By  Fate   (Dr.) 1000 

Dec.     5 — The  Sheriff  Pro  Tern   (Dr.) 1000 

Dm.  12 — The    Castaway    (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  19 — A    Woodland    (Jhrlstmas    In    CJallfemla 

(Drama)     1000 

Dec.  26 — Jack's   Burglar    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     2 — Tempest    Tossed    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.    9 — Her    Great    Chance    (Drama) 1000 


Dec  20 — The  Last  Performance  (spMlal  lelMM^ 

2  rMls)    (Drama) 

Dm.  21 — A  Simple  Maid   (Drama) 

Dec.  28 — Patbe's  Weekly,   No.  62   (Topical)  —  .. 

Dec.  26 — Dynamited  Love  (Comedy) 

Dm.  26 — The  Beach  Combers   (Drama) 

Dm.  28 — The   Bear   Trap    (Drama) 

Dm.  80— Pathe's  WMkly,   No.  58   (Topical) 

Jan.     1 — ^The  Cowboy  and  the  Baby   (CJomedy). 

Jan.     2 — The   Frame-Up    (Drama) 

Jan.    8 — Romeo    and    Juliet    (2    reels)     (Special 

Drama)     

Jan.     4 — The  Doctor's  Blind   Child    (Drama)... 

Jan.     6 — Pathe's   Weekly,   No.   2   (Topical) 

Jan.     8 — Peggy  and  the  Old  Scott  (Drama).... 

Jan.    9 — The  Hollow  Tree  (Drama) 

Jan.  11 — Starting    Something    (CJomedy) 


0.   O.   F.   0. 

Dm.  1>— The     Capture    ot    Ur.    Bottly     BMttt 

(Comedy). 
Dm.  U— The     Apple     Indoatry    la    Waaklaftia 

(Educational) 

Dm.  It — Lisbon  and  Oporto  (Scenic) 

Dm.  17— a   Rival  of  Corosa    (Comedy) 

Dec.  17 — Metamorphoses    (Trick) 

Dec.  20 — A  Farm  House  Romance  (CJomedy).... 
Dec.  20 — The    DIonnes   on    the    Hortaontal    Bar 

(Acrobatic)    

Dm.  24 — The   Christmas    Miracle    (Drama) 

Dm.  27 — French  Naval  Manoenvres  (Naval).. 
Dm.  27— The  Cbatanch  and  Her  Family  (Bdn.) 
Dec.  31 — The   Caprices   of   the   King    (Hlst.-Dr.) 

Jan.    3 — Between   the   Girls    (CJomedy) 

Jan.     3 — Sand    Hoppers    (Scientific) 

Jan.     7 — Love  tJnconqueratde  (Comedy) 

Jan.  10 — Radiography  In  Practice  (Scientific). 
Jan.  10— The  Life  of  Ants  (Educational) 


SELI(}. 

Dec.  17 — Buck's  Romance  (Drama) 1060 

Dm.  18 — The  Millionaire  Vagabonds  (CJomedy) . .  1000 

Dec.  19 — Sammy   Orpheus    (Comedy) 1000 

Dm.  20 — The  Last  of  Her  Tribe   (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  23 — Harbor  Island   (Drama) 100* 

Dm.  24— Roderick's  Ride   (Drama) 1000 

Dm.  26 — A  (Jonnterfelt  Santa  Clans   ((Jomedy)>. .  100* 
Dec.  26 — The  Little  Organ  Player  of  San  Joan 

(Drama)    1000 

Dm.  27 — How   the   "Duke  of  Leisure"   Reached 

His  Winter  Home   (CJomedy) 

Dm.  27 — A  Pair  of  Boots   (Comedy) 

Dec.  30 — Our  Lady  of   the  Pearls    (Drama)....  1000 
Dm.  81 — ^A    Rough    Ride    with     Nitroglycerine 

(Drama)   1000 

Jan.     1 — A  Loyal   Deserter    (Drama) IfiOO 

Jan.     2 — Greater   Wealth    (Drama) 1000 

.Tan.     3 — A.  Curious  Family  (Comedy) 

Jan.     3 — Steak  and  Onions    (Comedy) 

Jan.     6 — Prompted    by    Jealousy    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.    7 — The    Gunflghter's   Son    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     8 — The     Man     Who     Might     Have     Been 

(Dr.)    1000 

JAN.    9 — The    False    Order    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.  10 — ^The  Cowboy  Editor  (Comedy) 

Jan.  10 — Whose  Wife  Is  This?    (Comedy) 


ECLIPSE. 
(O.  Klelne.) 

Not.  27— a  Man  (or  a  Day   (Com.) «00 

Dm.  4 — Wrongly    Accused    (Drama) 1008 

Dm.  11 — The    Mancheater   Ship    (Janal,    Bnfland 

(Scenic)     400 

Dec.  11 — Just    Missed   Him    (CJomedy) WO 

Dm.  16 — The  Red   Man's  Honor   (Parts  1  ft  3) 

(Drama)    (SpMlal)    3000 

Dec.  18 — Picturesque    Dalmatia     (Scenic) 460 

Dec.  18 — ^Three  Rogues  Outwitted  (Comedy) 660 

Dm.  25 — Beauty  Spots  In  South  Wales  (Sc.)...  260 
Dm.  26 — Wood   Industry   In    French  Jura    (Ind.)  tOO 

Dm.  25 — The    "Angel"   Child    (CJomedy) 460 

Jan.     1— Laughing  Billy   (CJomedy) 400 

Jan.     1 — A   Pour- Footed   Cupid    (CJomedy) 600 

Jan.     8 — Kidnapping   the   Fiddler    (Comedy) 850 

Jan.    8 — Along  the  Coast  of  Dalmatia  (Scenic).  166 


PATHE. 

Dm.  12 — The    (Jompact    (Drama) 

Dm.  14 — The    Blae    and    Fall    of    Ifiekay    Ma- 
bone    (CJomedy) • 

Dee.  14 — Belndeer  Hooting  In   Norway    (Beaale) 
Dm.  16— Pathe's   WMkly,    No.   61    (Topical).... 

Dm.  18 — The  Receiving  Teller   (Drama) 

Dm.  19 — OUmpses  of  Montana    (Scenic) 

Dm.  1»— 61dl    HadJI   Moorsonlk    (Acrobatic).... 


YJTAOBAFH. 


Dm.  17 — The  Night  Before  Christmaa  (Drama).. 100< 
Dec.  18 — Who  Stole  Bunny's  Umbrella  (CJomedy) 

Dec.  18 — At  the  Dog  Show  (Topical) 

Dm.  19— The  Hat    (Drama) 1000 

Dm.  20 — Following  the  Star   (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  21. — A  Marriage  of  Convenience  (Drama).  .1000 
Dm.  23.— While  She  Powdered  Her  Nose  (Com.). 1000 
Dm.  24 — It  All  Came  Out  In  the  Wash  (Com.) 

Dm.  24 — Ida's    Christmas    (Comedy) 

Dm.  26 — Two  Women  and  Two  Men    (Drama). 1000 

Dm.  26 — FrMklee     (CJomedy) 1000 

Dm.  27 — The  Better  Man    (Drama) 1000 

Dec.  27 — The    Reincarnation    of     Karma     (Spe- 
cial—2   reels)    (Drama) 2000 

Dm.  28 — Sue  Simpkins'  Ambition   (Comedy) 1000 

Dm.  80 — Planting  the   Spring   Garden    (CJom.)..1000 

Dec.  81 — A    Woman    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     1 — ^Love  Hath  Wrought  a   Miracle   (Dr.). 

Jan.     1 — Casey  At   the   Bat    (Comedy) 

Jan.    2 — The     Adventure     of     the     CJounterfelt 

BlUs    (Drama)     1000 

Jan.    8 — Mr.   Bolter's  Niece    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     4 — ^A   Bit   of   Blue   Ribbon    (Drama) inon 

Jan.     6 — The  Angel  of  the   Desert    (Drama)..  .1000 

Jan.     7 — ^The  Wings  of  a   Moth    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.     8 — The    Delayed    Letter    (Drama) 1000 

Jan.    9 — ^Two   of   a    Kind    (Comedy) 

Jan.    9— Betty's  Baby    (Comedy) 

Jan.  10— The  Ambassador's  Disappearance  (Dr.)  1000 
JAN.     1 — O'Hara    Helps    (Jopld    (CJomedy) lOOO 


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public  are  collecting  these  cards  because  they  want  a  full  set  of  the  players  for  their 
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Hobart  Bosworth,  Kathlyn  Williams,  Uaro  Uaodermott,  Buth  Belaud,  Ed- 
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AMERICA'S    POPULAR    PHOTOPLAYERS 

SET  NO.   1 

Maurice    Costello,    Lillian    Walker,    John    Bunny,    Florence   Turner,    Crane 
Wilbur,  Alice  Joyce.  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Gene  Oauntier,   G.  M.  Anderson, 

Arthur  Johnson,  Mary  Fuller,  Mary  Pickford. 

All  the  above  players  are  included  in  the  post 
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Anna  Lehr,  Tony  Sullivan,  Mabel  Trunnelle, 
Augustus  Carney,  Guy  Coombs,  Eobert  Vignola, 
Mae  Hotely,  Lottie  Briscoe,  Peter  Lang,  Mildred 
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Storey,  Clara  K.  Young,  Hughie  Mack,  Kenneth 
Casey,  Leo  Delaney,  Xate  Price,  Flora  Finch, 
Warren  Kerrigan,  Jack  Richardson,  Pauline  Bush, 
James  Morrison,  Jesselyn  Van  Trump,  George 
Periolat,  Jack  Henderson,   Herbert  Bice,   Arthur 

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Siegman,  Lee  Beggs,  Blanche  Cornwall,  Darwin 
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Alice  Inwood,  Mona  Darkfeather,  Virginia  Chea- 
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FOR 

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Practical  for  piano  alone  or  any  num- 
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START   THE    NEW 
YEAR  RIGHT 

Make  a  few  resolutions^  then  carry  each  one  to  a  successful 
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May  you  all  enjoy  a  Happy  and  Prosperous  New 
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The  J.  H.  Center  Company 

NEWBURGH,  N.  Y.,  U.S.A. 


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If  I  Owned 
Your  House 

I  would  grab  the  Universal  program 
from  the  nearest  Laemmle  Film  Ser- 
vice office  without  letting  the  grass 
grow  under  my  feet  a  single  instant. 
I  would  protect  my  future  by  making 
dead  sure  that  I  had  an  absolutely 
perfect  program.  I  would  go  wild 
with  enthusiasm  over  the  opportunity 
of  getting 

UNIVERSAL 
Feature  Films 
Without  Extra  Cost! 

The  exhibitors  of  America  have  never 
had  such  a  gilt  etlge  proposition  put 
before  them.  Those  that  do  not  grab 
it  but  continue  to  pay  fancy  prices 
for  "state  rights"  films  not  half  so 
good  are  simply  throwing  money  to 
the  dogs.  My  ofifer  is  so  good  that 
you  think  it  can't  be  true.  If  that's 
the  case  why  not  investigate  and  see 
what's  doing  in  the  film  business? 
This  is  no  time  to  take  a  nap!  Wire 
immediately  1 

CARL  LAEMMLE,  President 

The   Laemmle   Film 
Service 

204  West  Lake  Street,  Chicago,  III. 

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The  Biggest  and    Best    Film  Renter  in   the    World' 


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thing.     Beware    of   imitations 

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EASTMAN 

motion  picture 
film— the  acknov^l- 
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world  over. 


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How  to  Put  On  the  Passion  Play  (Pathe  Frerei' 

World  Renowned  Production)  ^^  .^i-oe 

How  to  Put  On  "The  Crusaders,  or  Jerusalem 

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$5.00  per  Hundred  to  Exchanges  for  This  One. 
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Special  Gundlack  Switches                              Theatres  Bought,   Sold, 

Lenses  Plugs Spotlights       Rented 

OHAB.  A.    nALIlHlU'lf,    Pre.,    and    Clwi,    ICgr. 


CHRISTMAS  POEM 

With  beautiful  illustrations,  also 
series  of 

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Double   the   Business 

In  1912  Over  That  of  1911  Proves  Conclusively  the  Merit  of  the 
HALLBERG  CURRENT  SAVING  DEVICES 

Hundreds  of  exhibitors,  in  all  parts  of  the  country  have 
benefited  by  my  advice,  without  any  charge,  saving 
money  in  their  original  equipment,  and  by  purchasing  from 
me  securing  only  the  right  goods  and  the  best  made. 

Be  Wise  and  Get  the  Money 

Help  me  to  double  my  record  for  the  past  year  and  in 
this  way  make  money  for  yourself. 

Buy  the  Hallberg  Standard  A.  C.  Economizer  only. 

It  saves  the  most  and  gives  the  best  light. 


1  EQUIP  THEATRES  COMPLETELY 

Free  Circulars  on  all  makes  of  M.  P.  Machines,  but  Hallberg's 
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Opening  Announcement 


Up  Town  Exchange  for  Universal  Films 

On  Monday,  January  6,  1913,  we 
will  open  another  office  in  New 
York  City,  This  is  caused  by  the 
large  demand  for  Universal  Films, 
The  office   will  be  known  as   the 


Universal  Film  Exchange  of  New  York 

"Mecca  Branch" 

1600  Broadway,  New  York 


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Arrange  Booking  now  and  get  choice  runs 


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If  your  scenarios  do  not  sell 
find  out  why.  Perhaps  your 
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three  reels,  which  a  FEW  selected  Eastern  churches  (names 
on  request)  showed  at  CHRISTMAS  TIME  with  such  aus- 
picious success,  is  the  newest  religious  production  obtainable. 
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with  the  Birth  of  the  Redeemer,  picturing  it  in  greater  detail 
than  has  ever  been  known  before.  It  is  the  PERFECT  EAS- 
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3000  feet,  is  reached ;  and  there  can  be  no  complaint  on  the 
usual  "too-long"  score. 

Is  Thanhouser's  "  Star  of  Bethlehem" 

to  be  easily  had?  Assuredly.  There  are  forty  film  ex- 
changes (addresses  on  request)  who  have  one  or  more 
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the  benefits  vast.      For  further  particulars  address 
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next  feature  is  the  splendid  historical  story  from 
the  pen  of  Mrs.  Yonge,  reproduced  in  two  reels, 
TUESDAY,  JAN.  28. 

The  Dove  in  the  Eagle's  Nest 

A  thrilling  drama  of  the  stirring  days  when  might 
made  right.    There's  "perfect  publicity"  for  this ! 

Sunday, 

Jan.  i2th        The  City  Mouse 

She  goes  to  the  country  and  becomes  a  village  queen. 
It  is  a  novel  story,  but  it  is  a  depiction  of  a  condition 
you  have  seen  in  real  life  and  it  rings  true. 

Tuesday, 

Jan.  14th  The  Tiniest  of  Stars 

A  touching  story  of  "Amateur  Night."  Fine  couK  ly 
is  supplied  bv  the  poor  acting  of  the  amateurs  a. id 
hue  pathos  is  furnished  by  the  fine  photoplaying  of 
the  superb  "Thanhouser  Stock." 

Friday, 

Jan.  17th  Napoleon's  Luck  Stone 

The  tale  of  a  meek  little  clerk  who  is  made  a  fear- 
less hero  simply  through  possession  of  a  charm  which 
he  believes  to  be  Napoleon's  Luck  Stone.  And 
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"Alkali"  ike  in  Jayville 


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"Alkali"  Ike,  the  "Gibraltar   of  Fun." 


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TKio     ''Meiress" 

A  ridiculously  funny  comedy  of  errors,  with  E.  H.  Calvert,  "Billy"   Mason,  John   Steppling  and   Eleanor   Blanchard. 

Released  Wednesday,  January  8th 

"  Woro's    Your    Mat" 

Another  screamingly  funny  comedy.    Did  anybody  ever  talce  your  hat  in  a  restaurant  (or  out  of  it)?   That's  the  answer. 

Released  Thursday,  January  gth 

A.ll<ali"     lice    in    Jayville 

With  Augustus  Carney  as  "Alkali"  Ike,  in  a  side-splitting  comedy — XUF  SED. 
Released  Friday,  January  loth 

"  Jimmy  " 

A   corking   good   comedy-drama.     An    up-to-da.te   American  boy  plays  sleuth.     See  him  outwit  a  desperate  criminal. 

Released  Saturday,  January  nth 

i-icHo   Billy  and  THe   Ou■bla^A/'s   IVlo-tHer" 

A  heart-rending  story  of  the  early  days  in  the  far  West,  featuring  Mr.  G.  M.  Anderson. 


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THE     HUMAN     VULTURE 

(TWO      REELS) 

The  drowning  of  the  coal  miners  sacrificed  to  the  mine  owner's  greed. 
How  the  wife  of  one  of  his  victims  defended  the  criminal  in  support  of 
her  principles  of  hospitality.  The  summary  of  vengeance  which  nature 
wreaked  when  the  mob  clamored  for  his  life. 


THE    WHITE   GLOVE    BAND 

(THREE      REELS) 

The  atrocious  deeds  of  a  clique  of  criminals  that  terrorized  Paris.  The 
passion  of  a  woman  member  of  the  coterie  of  crime  for  the  master  detec- 
tive which  saved  him  from  merciless  hands.  Acting  within  action  which 
meant  liberty  and  all  to  a  love-regenerated  actress.  The  stirring  scenes 
are  laid  in  the  cafes  of  Paris,  an  Apache  den  and  the  bandits'  lair. 


IN  THE  GRIP  of  the  VAMPIRE 


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THE  BRIDGE   of  SORROW 


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PERILS  OF  THE 
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THE  VENGEANCE  OF  EGYPT 

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IN  THE  LAND  OF  THE  LIONS 

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Three  Reel  "101  Bison"  Military  Drama 

The  greatest  Civil  War  spectacle  ever  por- 
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operating  in  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  and  we  will  soon  see 
some  very  superior  pictures  staged  in  the  garden  spot  of 
the  world. 

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"THE  SEE-SAW   OF   LIFE"    (Drama). 
Monday,   January    13th. 

Through  the  tender  ministrations  of  a  Salvation 
Army  lass,  a  society  leader  was  saved  from  degra- 
dation. 

"A    LITTLE    MOTHER    WANTS    A    MAMMA" 

(Drama). 

Thursday,  January  i6th. 

A  theme  that  will  touch  a  chord  in  the  hearts  of 
both  old  and  young.  Brilliantly  directed;  master- 
fully staged. 

"THE    BOOB'S    INHERITANCE— THE    PHOS- 
PHATE INDUSTRY"   (Split). 
Saturday,  January  i8th. 

The  funniest  comedy  you  ever  laid  eyes  on.     The 

laughs  jump  out  of  the  picture. Very  interesting 

and    educational. 

''101    BISON'' 

"A  FRONTIER  PROVIDENCE." 

(Two-reel   Drama). 

Tuesday,  Jeinuary  14th. 

Excitement  runs  riot  throughout  the  entire  two 
thousand  feet.  Beautiful  settings  and  enchanting 
story.     You  will  like  it:  so  will  your  patrons. 

"REGIMENTAL    PALS"    (Drama). 
Saturday,  January  i8th. 

How  a  dying  soldier,  goaded  on  by  jealous  taunts, 
was  saved  from  death  on  the  desert.  A  Western 
novelty.     Not  a  shot  fired  during  the  entire  drama. 


"DETECTIVE'S   SANTA   CLAUS." 
Tuesday,  January  14th. 
The  children  wanted  to  trap  Santa  Claus,  but  they 
caught    a    burglar    instead.      Delightfully    pleasant 
story,  cleverly  enacted. 

"NOBODY'S  LOVE  STORY"   (Drama). 
Thursday,   January   i6th. 
There  is  a  spirit  of  mystery  injected  into  this  dra- 
matic story  that  makes  it  an  emotional  offering  of 
rare  merit. 

"FUNNICUS  MARRIES  A  HUNCHBACK— LIFE 
IN   INDIA"    (SpUt). 
Sunday,  January  19th. 

Funnicus  concocts  another  barrel  of  fun  for  your 
amusement.  Along  with  it  a  travel  film  that  will 
please. 

FRONTI ER 

"THE  LAST  RUN  OF  THE  OLD  SANTA  FE 

COACH"  (Drama). 

Wednesday,  January  15th. 

Fifteen  minutes  of  pleasing  diversion.  You  will 
like  the  exciting  parts.  You  will  admire  the  pho- 
tography   and    excellence    of    production. 


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Peeps  Into  The  Future 

NOW   IN   PREPARATION: 
EVERY   FOOT   OF  THE   OFFICIAL   INSPEC- 
TION BY  PRESIDENT  TAFT  OF  THE  PAN- 
AMA CANAL. 


"THE   FLOWER    GIRL"    (Drama). 
Thursday,  January    i6th. 

The  elaborateness  of  setting,  the  especial  merit  of 
story,  and  very  superior  acting  make  this  a  particu- 
larly worth   while   release. 

"HE  NEVER  KNEW"  (Drama). 
Sunday,  January   19th. 
The  fatal  step  she  was  about  to  take  was  provi- 
dentially averted,  and  her  husband  never  knew. 

THE  ANIMAT 

Wednesday, 

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booked  for  you.  As  long  as  it  is  a  Universal  Program,  you  can 
rest  assured  your  patrons  will  be  pleased. 


POWERS 

"MAMMY'S  CHILE"  (Comedy). 
Wednesday,  January  15th. 
Well!    Well!     An  entirely  new   style  of  j:omedy. 
A.  little  pickaninny  plays  an  important  part  in  this 
round  of  merriment. 

"THE  TRAMP  REPORTER"  (Two-reel  Drama). 
Friday,  January  17th. 
You  will  feel  enraptured  when  you  see  how  the 
young  reporter  sacrificed  his  career  so  that  an  old 
newspaper  man  might  be  reinstated.  Highly  emo- 
tional.    Brilliantly  produced. 


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"THE  NINTH   COMMANDMENT"   (Drama). 
Tuesday,  January  14th. 

Conscience-stricken,     he     sought     to     right     the 
wrong   he  had   done.     Pathetic  and   beautiful. 


VICTOR 


"THE    HYPOCRITES"    (Comedy). 
Friday,  January  17th. 

Tom  was  a  minister's  son,  but  he  didn't  act  like 
one.    The  gay  r.eighbors  were  solemn.   They  thought 
,    they  had  to  be.    The  deception  of  both  causes  no  end 
-    of  laughter. 

CH  AMPIO  N 

"SINS  OF  THE  FATHER"   (Drama). 
Monday,  January   13th. 
There  is  a  sublimity  in  the  story  about  which  you 
will    rave.      Photographic    excellence    and    direction 
that  is  unexcelled. 

EDIWEEKLY 

January  15th 

wonderful  event  finder.    This  week's 
week. 


N  ESTOR 

"CUPID  FINDS  A  WAY"  (Western  Comedy). 
Monday,   January    13th. 

A  potpourri  of  frivolity;  twenty  thousand  laughs 
crowded    into    fifteen   minutes'    entertainment. 

"THE  QUICKEST  WAY"  (Western  Comedy). 
Wednesday,   January   15th. 

Matt  enjoyed  playing  husband  to  his  friend's  wife, 
until  his  own  wife  appeared.  It  wasn't  quite  so 
humorous  after   that.     A   very   funny  comedy. 

"A  WAIF   OF  THE   DESERT"    (Drama). 
Friday,  January  17th. 

Though  he  aspired  to  be  the  husband  of  the  babe 
he  had  found  on  the  desert,  he  bore  his  disappoint- 
ment stoically,  and  blessed  the  man  she  had  chosen. 

''CRYSTAL" 

"A    DIP    INTO    SOCIETY"— "THE    FAKE    GAS 

MAN"  (Split  Comedy). 

Sunday,  January  19th. 

Two  admirable  farce  comedies  developing  some 
extraordinarily  amusing  situations.  Miss  Pearl 
White  featured  in  two  clever  roles. 

MILAN  O 

"LIFE'S  LOTTERY"  (Two-reel  Drama). 
Sunday,   January   i8th. 

A  graphic  portrayal  of  the  plot  of  a  young  noble- 
man to  bring  disgrace  upon  a  young  girl,  and  her 
victory  over  his  machinations. 


Peeps  Into  The  Future 

DON'T   LET  THIS   GET  BY. 
SHERIDAN'S     RIDE 

Three-Reel    loi    Bison. 

The    greatest    military    drama   ever   produced. 

The  Acme  of  Motion  Picture  Art. 


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A    charming   drama    of] "pathos    and    rapture,    staged    in    gorgeous 

Southern  California. 

Release  Date,  Monday,  January  13,  1913 

THE    AWAKENING 

The   story   of   a  waif   ofj^'the   hills,    carrying   a  powerful   appeal    for 

life   and  happiness. 

Release  Date,   Thursday,  January  16,  1913 


His  Old-Fashioned  Mother 
A  touching  human  interest  story. 


The  Walnut  Industry 

A  meritorious  educational  subject. 


Release  Date,  Saturday,  January  18,  1913 


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THE  MOST  STIRRING  ANIMAL  DRAMA  EVER  PRODUCED 

BEASTS  OF  THE  JUNGLE 

A  thrilling  animal  drama  with  a  lion,  tiger,  elephant,  monkey  and  parrot  in 
the  leading  roles.  The  only  animal  picture  ever  staged  in  which  the  players 
appear  in  scenes  with  the  beasts.  The  climax  shows  a  stirring  struggle  be- 
tween a  man  and  a  lion.  Vinnie  Burns  shows  remarkable  pluck  in  a  scene 
with  the  tiger. 

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A  remarkable  assortment  of  advertising  matter  to  be  circulated  with  this 
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REGULAR    RELEASES 

MOTHER   AND   DAUGHTER 

Released  Wednesday,  January  15th 

A  young  widow  and  her  daughter  are  in  love  with  the  same  man.  The 
daughter  encourages  the  attentions  of  the  man  her  mother  loves,  not  knowing 
the  situation.  When  the  mother  learns  from  the  lips  of  the  daughter  that  the 
man  had  proposed,  she  refuses  her  consent  to  the  match.  The  daughter  is 
heartbroken,  but  the  mother  later  conquers  the  woman  in  her,  and  does  not 
interfere  in  her  daughter's  happiness. 

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Released  Friday,  January  17th 

A  widower  marries  a  widow.  The  son  of  the  widower  marries  the  daughter 
of  the  widow.  The  children  do  not  get  along  well  together.  They  quarrel 
and  are  disagreeable.  To  show  them  how  ugly  people  appear  when  they 
quarrel  the  parents  give  an  exhibition  for  the  benefit  of  their  children.  Many 
novel  situations  are  brought  out. 


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PRESIDENT  TAFT'S 

OFFICIAL   TOUR   OF    INSPECTION    OF   THE 

PANAMA  CANAL 

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UNIQUE,  ORIGINAL  FEATURES 

The  Presidential  Battleships 

Showing  battleships  under  full  speed  taken  from  the  fighting  tops.  Also  close  view  of  President  Taft,  Col. 
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Arrival   of   Presidential   Party  at  Colon  and  Start  of  the  Tour  of 
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The  Gatun  Locks  in  Actual  Operation 

The  Pedro  Miguel  Locks  Operated  for  the  Inspection 

The  Miraflores  Locks  Opened  and  Closed  for  the  President 

The  mammoth  locks  fully  operated  for  the  Ijencfit  of  the  President  and  his  official  party,  showing  the  mas- 
sive gates  opening  and  closing  in  their  control  of  the  waters.  .\lso  the  enormous  masonry  and  concrete 
construction   in    panoramic   views. 

New  Spillway  of  the  Gatun  Dam  and  Lake  Gatun 

The  spillway  opened  for  inspection  by  the  official  party,  showing  the  tremendous  rush  of  waters  into  the 
Chagres  Ri\er  and  ihc  filling  of  the  artificially  created  Lake   Catun   with  the   overflow. 

Presidential  Party  and  Panama  Officials  at  Luncheon 
Inspection  of  the  Culebra  Cut  by  the  President  and  Col.  Goethals 
During  a  Landslide 

A  general  obser\-ation  of  the  entire  cut  from  the  rear  of  the  Presidential  special.  Close  views  of  the  works 
showing  the  steam  shovels,  drills,  etc.  A  steam  shovel  toying  with  a  1 2-ton  rock,  especially  exhibited  for  the 
president.     A  remarkable  picture  of  an  actual  breakaway  and  landslide  in  this  most  difficult   engineering  feat. 

Three  Ex-Presidents  of  the  Republic  of  Panama 

Photos  in  motion  of  the  ditTerent  native  executives  who  have  had  rule  over  the  destinies  of  the  new  republic 
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Scenes  from  "The  Cure  That  Failed' 


"THE  CURE  THAT  FAILED" 

In  endeavoring  to  break  a  man  of  the  habit  of 
drinking  a  friend  makes  up  as  a  woman  and  tells 
him  they  were  married  while  intoxicated.  He  sees 
through  the  joke,  however,  and  feigns  suicide,  and 
the  jokers  are  arrested. 


"HOW  HIRAM  WON  OUT" 

Hiram  fails  to  rescue  his  girl  when  she  falls  into 
the  water,  as  he  cannot  swim.  The  city  chap  does, 
and  wins  her  gratitude.  How  Hiram  won  out  shows 
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RELEASES  FOR  NEXT  WEEK 

Eclipse,  Wednesday,  Jan.  15,  1913 

Two  Men  and  a  Girl 


Frank  Becomes  Jealous 

An  excellent  drama,   filled  with  unusual  situations. 

Cines,  Tuesday,  Jan.  14,  1913 

A  Fishermaiden's  Heart 

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The  Veiino  River  and  Falls 

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Taming  the  Spooks 

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The  Absent-Minded  Lover 

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or.  The  Drama  of  Humanity 

IN  FOUR  PARTS 

An  Educational  Feature,  Suitable 
for  Schools,  Churches  or  Theat( 

The  Greatest  Morality  Picture  Ever  Produced 
A  Picture  That  Will  Make  Men  Think 

PART  ONE 

\X7HEREIN  Satan  begins  at  the  begin- 
'  ning,  tempting  Adam  and  Eve;  and 
later  inciting  Cain  against  Abel.  Satan's 
activities  among  prehistoric  men  are  largely 
confined  to  sowing  discontent  that  results 
in  war.  Through  his  evil  promptings  the 
offering  up  of  human  sacrifices  begins.  His 
evil  genius  is  also  here  manifested  in  his 
direction  of  the  manufacture  of  the  first 
sword.  Based  on  Milton' 
"Paradise  Lost." 


PART  TWO 

HEREIN  Satan  directs  his  evil  in- 
fluences against  Our  Savior.  This 
part  is  based  upon  the  book  of  "Mes- 
siade,"  by  the  German  author,  Klopstok. 
The  coming  of  Jesus  is  a  sight  to  Satan  that  is 
physically  unbearable.  The  evil  one  increases 
his  activities  and  is  seen  at  work  among  the 
soldiers  of  Herod.  His  particular  instrument, 
however;  is  Judas  Iscariot.  Great  is  the  joy 
of  the  evil  spirit  when  Jesus  is  finally  crucified.  Greater 
still  is  his  discomfiture  as  Jesus  again  walks  forth  into 
the  light.  In  this  part  the  visible  power  of  evil  work- 
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PART  THREE 

XX7HEREIN  Satan  takes  science  unto  himself  as 
one  of  his  agencies  of  evil.  In  a  monastic 
laboratory  he  teaches  a  weak-willed  monk  the  art 
of  distilling  liquor,  and  thereby  inflicts  upon  the 
human  race  the  curse  of  drink.  Mephisto'al^work 
during  the  medieval  period  is  then  taken  uf 
gradual  development  of  the  temptations  of  li: 
have  been  handed  down  to  us  is  skillfully 
The  inevitable  consequences  of  the  immo"3 
of  money  and  wine  are  shown  in  a  way  th 
a  great  lesson. 


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PART  FOUR 

'\J17HEREIN  Satan  appears  at  work  among  us  of 
modern  times.  While  many  of  the  sins  of 
other  times  still  continue  with  us,  the  Spirit  of  Evil 
has  developed  a  number  of  new  ones  that  we  do 
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Devil  to  wreck  the  lives  of  women  and  workers. 

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Jan.     7 — "An   ■Unsullied    Shield,"    by    Charles    J.    Brabin.     1,000    feet. 
Dramatic. 
"       8 — "Interrupted  Weddins  Bells."     1,000  feet.     Comedy. 
**     10 — "Tho    Eldorado    Lode,"    by    H.     B.    Marriott    Watson.     1,000 

feet.     Dramatic. 
•'     11 — "The    Maid    of    Honor,"    by    Bannister    Merwin,    1,000    feet. 

Dramatic. 
"     13— "The  Lake  Geneva  Camp  of  the  Y.   M.   C.  A.,  Lake  -Geneva, 

Wis."      400   feet.      Descriptive. 
"     13 — "The   Office  Boy's  Birthday,"  by  Charles  M.   Seay.     600  feet. 

Comedy. 
"     14— "At    Bear    Track    Gulch,"    by    R.    P.     Janette.     1,000    feet. 

Dramatic. 
"     15— "The  Title  Cure.*'  by  George  A.  Imlach.      1,000  feet.      Comedy. 
"     17— "Leonie,"    by    Bannister    Merwin.     1,000    feet.     Dramatic. 
"     18 — "The     Mountaineers,"     by     Bannister    Merwin.        1,000     feet. 

Dramatic. 
"     20 — "The    Man    He    Might    Have    Been,"    by    James    Oppenheim. 

1,000  feet.     Dramatic. 
"     21 — "The    Ambassador's    Daughter,    by    Bannister    Merwin.     1,000 

feet.     Dramatic. 
*'     22 — "The    Power    of    Sleep,"    by    James    Oppenheim.     1,000    feet. 

Comedy. 
"    24 — "False   to   Their  Trust,"   being   the   seventh   story   of   "What 

Happened    to    Mary,"     produced    in    collaboration    with    The 

Ladies'    World.     1,000    leet.     Dramatic. 
"     26 — "The    Lorelei,"    adapted    from    the    song    and    legend.     1,000 

feet.     Dramatic. 
*'     27 — "The  Dancer,"  by  James  Oppenheim,     1,000   feet.     Dramatic, 


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Tom  Loring  is  saved  from  the  clutches  of  Senor  Luis 
Rivera,  a  Mexican  spy,  by  his  sweetheart,  Mary  Lee.  Mary 
receives  an  appointment  as  a  Red  Cross  Nurse,  and  is  sent 
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help,  and  returns  in  time  to  save  Tom,  who  has  been 
wounded.    She  nurses  him  back  to  life  and  happiness. 

The   Village    Blacksmith"  Tuesday,  January  7tli.  1913 

Dexter  Pratt,  the  village  blacksmith,  has  a  wife  and  three  children,  Annie,  Tom  and  Dick.  Herbert,  son 
of  the  judge,  is  a  worthless  fellow,  but  wins  the  girl's  love.  They  elope,  and  a  mock  ceremony  is  performed. 
They  are  followed,  Herbert  is  unmasked  and  the  girl  brought  back  and  convinced  of  his  treachery. 

^^ Twilight  Oi   Her  Lite"  Thursday,  January  9th,  1913 

A  beautiful  story,  showing  that  true  love  never  dies. 

A  SPLIT  COMEDY  REEL 
"An  Accidental  Dentist"        ^74  Feet        Friday,  January  10th,  1913 


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Murphy  plays  the  dentist,  catches  the  crooks,  and  wins  Nora.     A  scream  from  start  to  finish. 


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Stage   Struck   Sally"  ^^^  ^^*  Friday,  January  10th,  1913 

A  real  comedy — funny  complications — happy  ending. 

"The   Artist's   Romance"     ^^9  Feet      Saturday,  January  11th,  1913 

Arthur  John,  an  artist,  while  hunting  shoots  a  rabbit.  He  is  seen  by  Lottie,  another  artist,  and  when  he 
holds  the  rabbit  up,  she  takes  it  from  him.  She  carries  it  home,  dresses  its  wound,  and  makes  it  a  pet.  They 
both  get  an  inspiration  from  the  incident,  and  enter  their  pictures  at  the  Academy.  They  later  become  sweet- 
hearts, and  the  rabbit  is  finally  turned  loose  in  the  woods. 

ON  THE  SAME  REEL 

229  Feet       Saturday,  January  11th,  1913 


' '  San  Xa vier  Mission  " 

A  beautiful  educational  picture,  staged  in  old  Mexico. 

"A  Timely  Rescue" 


Monday,  January  13th,  1913 


John  Bronson  leaves  his  devoted  sweetheart  and  goes  to  the  city  in  search  of  fame  and  fortune.  He  neg- 
lects the  home  folks.  Lottie  and  her  mother  follow.  Poor  and  hungry,  she  finds  Bronson  in  a  dance  hall. 
There  is  a  happy  reunion  and  they  soon  have  a  cheerful  little  home. 


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The  Nurse  at  Mulberry  Bend 

A  Story  of  the  Lower  East  Side  of  New  York 

The  young  nurse,  out  of  sympathy,  cares  for  the  young  baby  of  a  poor  Italian  family.  The 
grandmother  is  suspicious  of  the  hygienic  methods  of  the  nurse  and  communicates  her  thoughts 
to  the  father  of  the  child,  who  tells  the  nurse  "If  the  baby  dies  I  will  kill  you." 

Released  Monday,  Jan.  20th 
One,  three  and  six-sheet  posters 


The  Boomerang 

The  wealthy  manufacturer  of  a  harmful  patent 
medicine  has  no  thought  or  feeling  for  the  in- 
jury his  vile  concoction  does  to  the  general  pub- 
lic, but  wjien  his  own  little  daughter  drinks  some 
of  the  medicine  and  almost  dies  from  the  efifects, 
he  awakens  to  a  realization  of  his  iniquity. 

Released  Wednesday,  Jan.  22d. 

One  and  Three-Sheet  Posters. 


One  on  Willie 

Willie  fixes  father  all  right,  but  the  girl  will 
not  give  her  consent.  Willie's  attempt  to  force 
matters  and  marry  the  girl  anyway  does  not  re- 
sult satisfactorily. 

On  the  Same  Reel, 

The  'Possum  Hunt 

Showing  a  real  'possum  hunt  in  Florida,  and 
how  the  colored  brother  prepares  a  feast  for  his 
family.         Released  Friday,  Jan.  24th. 


The  Cub 

Reporter's 
Temptation 

The  new  reporter  does  not  seem  to 
make  a  hit  with  the  editor,  and  his 
stories  are  turned  back  to  him,  but  a 
turn  in  the  tide  enables  him  to  make 
a  big  scoop  and  win  a  fortune. 

Released  Saturday,  Jan.  25th. 

One   and  Three-Sheet   Posters. 


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No.  2 


ADOLF        ZUKOR        TALKS         OF        FAMOUS 

PLAYERS      136 

ADVERTISING     FOR     EXHIBITORS 150 

AMONG    THE    PICTURE    THEATERS 163 

BOARD     OF     CENSORSHIP     FINANCIAL     RE- 
PORT        136 

CALAMITY    ANNE'S     INHERITANCE     (Ameri- 
can)   Reviewed   by  Jas.    S.    McQuade 1-14 

CALENDAR     OF    LICENSED     RELEASES 171 

CHICAGO      LETTER HI 

COMMENTS   ON    THE    FILMS    (Licensed) 158 

COMMENTS    ON   THE   FILMS    (Independent)..  1.59 
CORRESPONDENCE    169 

•DOVE    IN    THE    EAGLE'S    NEST,    THE"    by 

W.    Stephen    Bush 161 


CARBON  lUPDRTEBS. 

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REISINGER,    HUGO 201 

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NIP   MFG.    CO 201 

PICTURE   THEATRE    EQUIPMENT   CO 208 

SCHNEIDER,    E 214 

SMITH.    L.    C 201 

WHITE  SPECIALTY  CO 203 

FEATURE  FILMS. 

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CARBOWCLIFF   FEATURE   FILM  CO 195 

CONOLY,   JOSEPH    (Beverly  B.   Dobbs) 205 

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PORTEOUS.    GEO 189 

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UNION    FEATURES 176-7 

WARNER'S    FEATURES 175 

IMPORTERS  AND  DEALERS. 

INTERNATIONAL    FILM    TRADERS 203 

WESTERN    FILM    BROKERS 211 

FIREPROOF  APPARATUS. 

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FILM    EXCHANGES. 

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BRADENBUBG,    G.   W.    (New    York) 208 

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DOINGS    AT    LOS    ANGELES 142 

DUMB    ELOQUENCE,    by    Louis    Beeves    Har- 
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"DUTY    AND    THE    MAN"     (Reliance) 137 

FACTS    AND    COMMENTS 132 

FIRST    MOTION    PICTURES lit 

FOREIGN    TRADE     NOTES 146 

FOUR-FOOTED    PHOTO-PLAYERS    162 

IMPORTANCE    OF    DETAIL,     THE    by    Robert 

C.    McElravv    145 

INDEPENDENT    FILM    STORIES     102 

INDEPENDENT    RELEASE    DATES 204 

INDIANAPOLIS     170 

IN     THE     FIELD     WITH     HOTALING     by     E. 

W.     Sargent 139 

INQUIRIES     153 

LICENSED    FILM    STORIES 182 

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KEYSTONE   FILM    CO 121 

KINEMACOLOR  CO.  OF  AMERICA 191-203 

MUTUAL    FILM    CORPORATION 202 

INDEPENDENT   FILM   MANUFACTURERS. 
(Film  Supply  Co.) 

AMERICAN 116 

AMMEX   MOTION   PICTURE  MFG.   CO 180 

FILM   SUPPLY  CO.   OP   AMERICA 193 

GAU.MONT      112,  118 

ITALA     203 

MAJESTIC    199 

LUX     201 

R  AMO     193 

RELIANCE      195 

SOLAX    117 

THANHOUSER    110 

INDEPENDENT   FILM  MANUFACTURERS. 
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UNIVERSAL   FILM   MPRS 113-4-5-201 

LICENSED  FILM  MANUFACTURERS. 

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KALEM     130 

KLEINS 126 

LUBIN     128 

MELIES    215 

PATHE    FRERES 125 

SELIG     207 

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BRYANT,    WILL    H 202 

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CLARK,   C.  C 1S9 

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EXHIBITORS'     ADV.    &    SPEC.    CO 171 


LICENSED    RELEASE    DATES 206 

LOUISVILLE .....  lea 

MANUFACTURERS    ADVANCE    NOTES 166 

•MARCONI     OPERATOR,      THE"      (Klnograpb)  149 

MAYOR    GAYNORS    VETO 135 

MAYOR    GAYNOR    ON    CENSORSHIP      by      W. 
Stephen    Bush    134 

NEW     ENGLAND 170 

OBSERVATIONS    BY    MAN    ABOUT    TOWN...  148 

PHOTOPLAYWRIOIIT,     THE 152 

PROJECTION     DEPART.MENT 154 

SONG    SLIDE    RELEASES 180 

STORIES    OP   THE    FILMS    (Licensed) 182 

STORIES  OF  THE   FILMS    (Independent) 192 

TWO    FINE    EDISON    THEMES 138 

FILMO    CHEMICAL    CO 203 

GREATER  J.  D.  WILL1A.MS  AMUS.  CO 197 

HETZ,    L 197 

HOKE,  GEO.   M 211 

McINTIRE   &   RICHTEB 19J 

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MERVIN    NOVELTY    CO 209 

MOVING    PICTURE    W19RLD     (Handbook) 187 

MOVING   PICTURE  WORLD   (Binders) .189 

MURPHY,  C.  J 197 

NATIONAL    TICKET    CO 204 

NATIONAL   X-RAY    REFLECTOR   CO 205 

NEWMAN    MFG.    CO 197 

OZONE   PURE   AIRIFIER   CO 1»1 

PHOTO    RECORDS 197 

PHOTOPLAY  ADV.   &  SPECIALTY  CO 207 

RAW   FILM   SUPPLY    CO 212 

SARGENT,    E.    W 214 

SHOW    CARD    CO 178 

STEBBINS.   C.    M 203 

TRADE  CIRCULAR  ADDRESSING  CO 211 

MOVING   PICTURE   MACHINE  MFRS. 

AMERICAN     212 

EDISON      127 

ENTERPRISE    OPTICAL   CO... 183 

POWER'S    CAMERAGRAPH 216 

SIMPLEX    169 

MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS. 

AMERICAN    PHOTOPLAYER  SALES  CO 197 

SCUELKE    ORGAN    CO 208-211 

SINN,    C.    E 203 

WTJRLITZER,   RUDOLPH 210 

OPERA   CHAIR  MFRS. 

AMERICAN    SEATING   CO 214 

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BENNETT,    GEO.   W 214 

HARDESTY    CHAIR    CO 214 

STAFFORD,    E.    H 214 

STEEL  FURNITURE  CO 214 

WISCONSIN  SEATING  CO 214 

PROJECTION  SCREENS. 

AMERICAN  THE.\TRE  CURTAIN  CO 210 

MIRROROIDE    CO 210 

MIRROR    SCREEN   CO 203 

SIMPSON,    A.    L 211 

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BATTERSHALL  &  OLESON 178 

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NIAGARA  SLIDE   CO 197 

SCOTT   &   VAN   ALTENA 178 

THEATRICAL   ARCHITECTS. 

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Facts  and  Comments 


THERE  are  at  this  moment  scattered  through  the 
country  many  large  theaters  waiting  for  the  right 
sort  of  man  to  convert  them  into  model  moving 
picture  theaters.  The  steady  losses  of  patronage  in  gal- 
lery and  balcony  are  responsible  for  this  state  of  affairs. 
Expenses  exceed  revenues,  dark  nights  increase  in  num- 
ber and  the  start  is  made  for  the  bottom  of  the  chute.  Dark 
nights  are  more  fatal  to  the  prosperity  of  a  theater  than 
ever  before  in  the  history  of  amusements.  The  electric 
theaters  are  open  every  night  and  their  invitation  is  al- 
ways present.  From  the  dark  theater  to  the  theater  with  the 
bright  front  is  but  a  step  and  it  comes  much  more  natural 
than  the  step  back  into  the  theater  which  was  closed  the 
<iay  or  week  before.  The  managers  of  such  theaters, 
often  clever  and  experienced  men  in  their  own  particular 
lines,  are  afraid  of  motion  pictures.  They  realize  that 
the  motion  picture  is  a  new  thing  in  amusements,  that  it 
requires  expert  handling  to  make  a  commercial  success 
with  it. 


The  stage  is  now  set  for  the  coming  of  the  right  man, 
■who  is  no  other  than  the  alert,  wide-awake,  progressive 
exhibitor.  He  has  to  begin  often  by  breaking  down  the 
prejudice  of  the  owner  or  manager  of  the  theater.  To 
their  way  of  thinking  "pictures"  are  still  "pictures,"  some- 
thing of  an  inferior  nature;  something  that  requires  ex- 
planations of  an  apologetic  character.  "What  will  our 
patrons  say  to  this  radical  change  of  policy?"  is  the  ques- 
tion often  asked.  Remembering,  however,  that  the  pa- 
trons have  been  decreasing  anyway,  the  management  un- 
der clever  persuasion  will  let  the  exhibitor  try  the  ex- 
periment. It  now  depends  almost  entirely  on  the  charac- 
ter and  the  intelligence  of  the  exhibitor  whether  the  new 
venture  wijl  bring  the  right  solution  of  the  problem  or 
whether  "pictures"  will  be  nothing  more  than  another  sta- 
tion on  the  road  to  ruin.  Given  a  large  theater  with  a 
seating  capacity  of  a  thousand  and  more,  a  good  neigh- 
borhood, whether  residential  or  commercial  in  character, 
there  is  no  reason  whatever  why  the  exhibitor  should  fail 
to  make  good. 


THE  Moving  Picture  World  wishes  to  call  attention 
to  a  legislative  measure  about  to  be  introduced  in 
the  House  of  Representatives  of  Pennsylvania. 
This  measure  provides  that  vaudeville  exhibitions  may  be 
given  in  any  public  place  of  amusement  with  a  seating  ca- 
pacity of  four  hundred  or  over.  Petitions  are  now  being 
circulated  among  the  exhibitors  of  the  Keystone  State 
favoring  this  bill.  We  earnestly  hope  that  the  exhibitors 
will  individually  withhold  their  support  and  collectively 
rise  to  condemn  it.  All  kinds  of  rumors  are  afloat  as  to  the 
influences  behind  the  bill,  but  whatever  the  influences 
there  can  be  no  two  opinions  as  to  its  effect  on  motion 
picture  houses.  Pennsylvania  has  happily  overcome  the 
blight  of  cheap  vaudeville  and  we  hope  that  no  step  back- 
ward will  be  tolerated  by  the  organized  exhibitors.  Cheap 
vaudeville  is  the  especial  foe  of  the  small  exhibitor. 
Cheap  vaudeville  in  the  past  has  been  the  source  of  ruin- 
ous competition  among  the  exhibitors  in  the  smaller 
communities.  The  legislature  at  Harrisburg  should  not 
be  left  in  doubt  as  to  where  the  majority  of  exhibitors 
stand  on  this  question. 


THE  New  York  World  in  its  last  Sunday  edition 
prints  a  remarkable  article  recommending  "accu- 
racy and  fair  play"  as  the  foundation  stones  of 
modern  journalism.  Old  New  Yorkers  with  any  sort  of  a 
memory  will  be  amused  at  this  anything  but  charming 
inconsistency  between  theory  and  practice.  If,  however, 
the  Pulitzer  school  of  journalism  is  to  inculcate  accuracy 
and  fair  play  as  the  mottoes  of  future  journalism  we 
would  respectfully  suggest  that  a  beginning  be  made  with 
the  motion  picture.  Day  after  day  the  paper  mentioned 
has  sent  out  reporters  apparently  under  instructions  to 
criticise,  exaggerate  and  distort  the  moving  picture  situ- 
ation in  New  York  City.  Not  one  good  word  was  per- 
mitted to  find  its  way  into  the  reports.  Nothing  was 
heard  but  the  sound  of  the  hammer.  Accuracy  and  Fair 
Play  were  conspicuous  by  their  absence.  We  are  willing 
to  believe  in  the  accuracy  and  fair  play  of  the  new  jour- 
nalism just  as  soon  as  we  see  some  concrete  samples  of  it. 


The  best  people  in  the  community  are  ready  to  come 
into  the  right  sort  of  motion  picture  theater.  If  the  thea- 
ter has  always  borne  a  good  reputation,  but  has  never 
been  used  for  moving  pictures  before  it  is  just  the  right 
kind  of  a  theater  to  make  an  appeal  to  the  most  desirable 
classes  of  the  public.  Here  is  a  chance  for  a  revision  of 
prices  on  the  upward  plan.  No  seat  should  cost  less  than 
■lo  cents  and  none  more  than  25.  Features,  orchestral  mu- 
sic, occasional  lectures,  plenty  of  scenic  and  educational 
pictures  will  be  the  great  assets  of  this  kind  of  play- 
house. This  is  no  finespun  theory;  we  have  seen  such  a 
plansucceed  wonderfully  well  in  practice.  Lurid  posters 
outside  and  an  ill-assorted  crowd  and  bad  ventilation  in- 
side \yill  drive  away  just  the  class  that  will  come  to  see 
the  pictures  in  a  good  house  in  clean  and  decent  sur- 
roundings. There  are  thousand  opportunities — no  less — 
waiting  for  a  thousand  exhibitors. 


THE  moving  picture  still  lacks  a  universal  name.  In 
this  country  we  do  not  seem  to  care  particularly 
for  the  word  kinematograph,  although  that  word 
is  fairly  well  acclimated  in  all  the  countries  of  Europe. 
We  stick  to  "motion"  or  "moving  pictures."  The  word 
"kinematograph"  was,  we  believe,  introduced  and  made 
current  in  Europe  by  the  Lumieres  more  than  seventeen 
years  ago.  Our  English  cousins  took  up  the  term,  but  did 
not  seem  certain  whether  to  say  "cinematographic"  or 
"kinematographic."  In  the  English  and  Australian  pa- 
pers the  "c"  and  the  "k"  are  used  indiscriminately.  This 
is  confusing  and  should  be  stopped.  At  the  imminent 
peril  of  "starting  something"  we  want  to  point  out  that 
the  only  proper  way  of  spelling  and  pronouncing  is  "kinet- 
ograph."  The  word  is  taken  from  the  Greek,  and  in  the 
original  language,  ancient  and  modern,  is  spelled  and 
sounded  with  a  k. 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 

Dumb  Eloquence 

By  Louis  Reeves  Harrison 


133 


WE  often  speak  of  the  eloquence  of  tears  or  of 
silent  grief,  and  somewhat  of  their  character 
are  mute  manifestations  on  the  screen,  espe- 
cially when  portrayed  by  actors  of  high  intelligence.  One 
reason  so  many  picture-plays  stay  flat  where  they  are 
projected,  and  are  thus  of  doubtful  meaning  to  the  audi- 
ence, is  that  members  of  a  studio  company  do  not  in- 
variably realize  that  they  are  soon  after  to  be  face  to 
face  with  just  about  such  people  as  they  would  meet  in 
daily  intercourse  throughout  society. 

I  am  not  much  of  a  believer  in  acting  of  the  false-face 
kind.  It  is  nothing  great  for  a  child  to  depict  what  it  is 
not.  Some  of  us  are  doing  that  from  habit,  playing  a 
part  whether  we  hold  nine  high  and  deuce  low  of  varied 
suit  or  four  aces  pat,  and  all  the  world  is  our  stage.  We 
become  so  accustomed  to  assuming  roles  according  to  the 
people  we  meet  that  the  difficulty  is  not  to  depart  from 
the  normal  but  to  show  that  we  are  really  trying  to  live 
up  to  our  best  ideals.  The  hardest  thing  for  a  man  to  do 
is  to  set  forth  the  best  there  is  in  himself. 

As  a  student,  as  an  observer  of  rehearsals  in  many 
studios,  any  man  of  common  sense  would  soon  perceive 
that  one  of  the  greatest  mistakes  made  by  actors  is  in 
supposing  expression  of  feeling  to  be  a  purely  physical 
manifestation,  that  there  are  twists  of  the  face  and  move- 
ments of  the  hands  which  will  be  accepted  as  depicting 
this  or  that  phase  of  mind.  Anger,  indignation,  or  any 
of  the  affections  may  be  shown  in  a  hundred  different 
ways,  according  to  the  character  of  the  individual.  There 
are  no  universal  methods  in  exhibiting  emotion.  Each 
man  is  a  law  unto  himself. 

Of  all  the  misconceptions  that  become  settled  convic- 
tions one  of  the  most  deplorable  is  that  an  actor  must  not 
feel  the  sentiments  he  is  helping  to  make  visible.  This 
idea'  is  responsible  for  nearly  all  the  artificiality  that 
mars  stage  performance.  It  makes  little  difference  what 
form  of  work  a  man  may  undertake,  he  will  lower  it  if 
his  conceptions  of  what  it  should  be  are  not  high.  The 
whole  tendency  of  stage  experience  is  to  belittle  the  dis- 
crimination and  intelligence  of  a  mixed  audience,  with  a 
result  that  performers  play  down  to  the  poorest  element 
for  the  applause  of  a  few  instead  of  up  for  general  de- 
light and  for  appreciation  none  the  less  high  because 
silent. 

There  is  a  great  deal  for  thoughtful  minds  to  correct 
in  moving  pictures — the  trend  of  criticism  must  be  sug- 
gestive or  creative  to  be  of  definite  value — and  right 
methods  of  acting  seem  as  well  worth  discussion  as  other 
factors  of  screen  presentation.  The  trouble  in  offering 
what  is  new  in  this  art  is  the  opposition  the  critic  is  sure 
to  encounter  from  those  who  cling  to  conventions — they 
are  not  easily  taught  that  what  has  been  is  not  neces- 
sarily a  fact  today,  that  truth  is  new  rather  than  old. 
We  would  never  progress  if  some  of  us  were  not  able  to 
discard  tradition. 

Some  of  the  finest  actresses  who  have  appeared  in 
photodramas  never  had  a  day's  training  on  the  stage, 
and  they  were  selected  for  more  than  beauty  alone — they 
have  personality.  They  have  a  certain  amount  of  natural 
intensity  that  is  revealed  in  their  portrayals.  They  con- 
stitute an  intervening  medium  between  the  author  and 
the  audience  through  force  of  personality,  without  which 
the  original  conception  can  rarely  be  made  so  manifest 
as  to  be  deeply  impressive. 

Personality  is  what  counts.     The  actor  who  lacks  it 


will  never  impress  an  audience.  And  he  may  fail  when 
he  has  it  from  attempting  to  thrust  it  into  prominence  or 
from  a  desire  to  repress  its  natural  manifestation.  He 
must  be  himself.  He  must  reveal  his  whole  soul  in  action. 
He  cannot  pound  it  into  an  audience,  and  any  attempt  to 
do  so  will  result  in  strained  and  artificial  effect.  If  he 
tries  to  give  it  delicate  finish  he  will  simply  cover  the 
depth  and  intensity  of  his  own  nature.  He  must  be  him- 
self. That  is  why  children,  dogs  and  horses  do  so  well 
in  screen  presentations.  They  are  never  anything  else 
than  themselves. 

One  of  the  best  comediennes  in  moving  pictures  is  a 
tomboy.  She  was  rehearsing  a  Mrs.  Youngwife  part  with 
her  hands  in  the  dough  when  the  leading  man  in  dress- 
suit  teased  her  from  the  side.  He  was  out  of  scope  but 
not  out  of  range.  She  hurled  a  wad  of  dough  at  him 
with  such  unerring  aim  that  it  hit  him  full  in  the  face 
and  spread  over  his  immaculate  shirt  front.  This  purely 
spontaneous  piece  of  business  was  incorporated  in  the 
photoplay  and  was  the  hit  of  the  piece,  to  be  forever 
after  imitated,  though  it  was  purely  spontaneous  at  the 
time.  The  pure  spontaneity  of  the  young  actress  has 
always  constituted  her  greatest  charm.  She  is,  however, 
the  terror  of  directors. 

One  of  the  greatest  faults  of  directors  is  exhibited  in 
not  according  actors  of  quality  greater  freedom  in  self- 
revelation.  Men  and  women  of  artistic  instinct  best  ex- 
press themselves  when  untrammelled  by  too  many  in- 
structions. The  pressure  brought  upon  them  from  the 
outside  is  liable  to  make  them  one-sided,  too  intense  or  too 
repressed,  all  of  which  leads  them  astray  if  it  does  not 
make  them  ridiculous.  In  directing  a  play  I  have  never 
gone  further  than  giving  a  general  idea  of  what  was  to  be 
done  and  timed  entrances  and  exits.  I  leave  the  rest  to 
the  performer,  and  he  seems  to  know  by  instinct  what  is 
to  be  put  over. 

Technique  is,  like  health,  a  valuable  thing  to  under- 
stand in  order  that  we  may  know  what  to  avoid,  but 
health  is  spontaneous  and  so  is  good  acting.  Those  who 
study  the  subject  closely  come  to  know  in  time  that  it  is 
through  the  earnestness  of  a  man  and  the  depths  of  his 
sure  convictions  that  we  reach  contact  with  his  soul. 
That  is  why  we  often  like  men  who  oppose  our  views,  or 
even  favor  them  over  those  who  pat  us  on  the  back — it 
is  in  us  to  admire  and  appreciate  sincerity. 

We  love  Raphael  better  than  those  who  copy  him. 
His  dumb  eloquence  was  that  of  a  great  soul.  We  love 
Duse  better  than  those  who  try  to  imitate  her  for  the 
same  reason.  The  mute  eloquence  of  the  faithful  dog 
lying  beside  his  dead  master  more  surely  reaches  our 
hearts  than  all  the  ranting  and  strutting  in  the  world. 
The  eloquence  of  the  picture  is  that  of  a  true  heart. 
Even  a  critic  who  knows  what  he  is  talking  about  and 
says  what  he  means  may  pass  through  twenty  studios 
and  emerge  without  a  scar,  though  there  is  nothing  par- 
ticularly dumb  about  his  eloquence — damn  him. 

The  author's  story  is  the  revelation  of  one  soul  in  its 
struggle  among  others,  and  the  interpretation  is  not  a 
mere  matter  of  stage  "business."  The  intervention  of 
the  actor  is  a  matter  of  interpretative  art.  He  must  under- 
stand what  he  is  to  tell  or  he  will  give  false  testimony. 
Wherever  there  is  a  demonstration  of  truth  involved  it 
must  be  traced  back  to  its  birth  and  run  free  from  its 
source  to  its  destination  if  it  is  to  be  clean  and  unclouded. 


134 


THE   MOVING   PICTURE   WORLD 


Mayor  Gaynor  on  Censorship 


By  W.  Stephen  Bush 


WITH  the  instinct  of  a  statesman  and  a  true  friend 
of  the  people  Mayor  Gaynor  has  on  every  occa- 
sion evinced  great  interest  and  regard  for  the 
motion  picture.  When  at  times  a  particularly  fierce 
chorus  of  denunciation  against  the  moving  picture  re- 
sounded through  the  press  and  the  City  Hall  demanding 
of  the  mayor  that  he  do  something  at  once,  the  latter 
would  calmly  refuse  to  be  impressed  by  mere  noise, 
though  that  noise  often  proceeded  from  eminently  re- 
spectable sources.  His  answer  to  the  floods  of  indis- 
criminate abuse  of  the  motion  picture  was  the  framing  of 
a  practical  plan  of  regulation  and  improvement.  This 
plan  was  embodied  in  an  ordinance  and  introduced  in 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  by  Alderman  Folks.  When  this 
ordinance  came  up  for  passage  it  was  saddled  with  a 
"rider"  in  the  shape  of  a  censorship  clause. 

In  arranging  a  public  hearing  on  the  ordinance  and 
stating  in  the  plainest  fashion  possible  the  legal  impos- 
sibility of  any  official  censorship  whatever,  Mayor  Gay- 
nor has  rendered  an  inestimable  service  to  the  cause  of 
cinematography.  In  our  opinion  his  stand  in  the  matter, 
as  indicated  by  his  remarks  at  the  hearing,  is  the  longest 
step  toward  the  full  and  final  enfranchisement  of  the 
motion  picture.  In  seeking  for  just  grounds  for  a  veto 
of  the  censorship  clause  the  Mayor  need  not  have  looked 
beyond  the  manifest  absurdity  of  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men trying  to  confer  any  kind  of  special  authority  on 
the  Board  of  Education.  Happily  for  every  friend  of 
the  motion  picture  the  Mayor  chose  the  broader  topic  of 
censorship  for  the  main  theme  of  the  public  hearing. 
What  he  said  in  the  course  of  the  hearing  will  be  re- 
peated from  one  end  of  the  country  to  the  other,  and 
we  hope  that  every  exhibitor  and  every  organization  of 
exhibitors  will  stow  away  his  words  as  the  best  of  argu- 
ments in  their  arsenals.  It  must  be  borne  in  mind  that 
Mayor  Gaynor  is  one  of  the  foremost  American  jurists 
of  his  time.  It  was  the  sheer  weight  of  his  knowledge, 
ability  and  integrity  which,  without  any  political  assist- 
ance whatever,  caused  his  elevation  to  the  appellate 
bench.  He  is  justly  regarded  as  one  of  the  greatest 
constitutional  experts  now  living. 

Assembled  at  the  hearing  before  the  Mayor  were  the 
Rev.  J.  Lewis  Hartsock,  President  of  the  Methodist 
Ministers'  Association  for  New  York  City;  George  R. 
Brennan,  representing  the  Brooklyn  Young  Republican 
Club;  Gilbert  H.  Montague,  representing  the  Women's 
Municipal  League;  Dr.  Walter  Laidlaw,  Secretary  of 
the  Federation  of  Churches,  and  the  Rev.  Charles 
H.  Gilbert,  of  the  Social  Service  Committee  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  for  the  Diocese  of  New 
York ;  Edward  P.  Lyons,  of  the  Brooklyn  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
and  Joseph  M.  Price,  of  the  Recreation  Alliance  and 
the  Citizens  Union.  All  the  men  and  societies  men- 
tioned were,  with  the  exception  of  the  last  two,  in 
favor  of  the  censorship  clause.  Ex-District  Attorney 
Eugene  A.  Philbin  read  a  letter  from  Cardinal  Farley, 
in  which  the  prelate  said  it  was  his  belief  that  "the  cen- 
sorship is  needed  .  to  check  a  serious  menace  to  the 
morals  of  the  young." 

Like  most  well-meaning  people,  thoroughly  absorbed 
,  in  their  own  pet  amendments  to  the  universal  scheme 
of  things,  these  advocates  of  Aldermen-made  cen- 
sorship calmly  and  innocently  ignored  the  organic 
law  of  the  country.  They  had  given  so  much  time  to 
working  out  the  pretty  details  of  their  censorial  systems 
that  they  had  no  leisure  left  for  a  perusal  of  the  con- 
stitution of  the  State  of  New  York.    We  are  told  by  the 


reporters  that  speaker  after  speaker  was  asked  by  the 
Mayor  what  he  thought  about  the  constitutionality  of  the 
censorship  plan,  but  there  was  no  reply  given  except 
such  as  may  be  found  in  complete  silence.  Some  of  the 
speakers  no  doubt  were  bored  by  the  Mayor's  persistence 
and  secretly  wondered  what  in  the  name  of  Reform  the 
constitution  had  to  do  with  the  question  anyway.  Final- 
ly the  Mayor  sent  for  a  copy  of  the  old  instrument,  and 
sure  enough  he  found  a  passage  there  which  seemed  very 
germane  to  the  question  of  censorship.  "No  law,"  His 
Honor  read  to  the  astounded  shouters  for  official  censor- 
ship, "shall  be  passed  to  restrain  or. abridge  the  liberty 
of  speech  or  of  the  press." 

Before  the  relationship  between  the  constitution  and 
their  censorship  enterprises  had  had  time  to  percolate, 
the  Mayor  had  this  to  say  to  the  amateur  statesmen : 

An  attempt  to  censor  the  press  has  never  been  made  in 
this  State  before.  Our  founders  did  away  with  the  censor- 
ship because  it  had  been  abused  so  much.  They  did  not  per- 
mit the  censoring  of  religion.  As  the  representatives  of  the 
various  denominations  have  come  before  me  to-daj',  I  have 
thought  that  each  one  of  you  has  been  under  a  censor  at 
some  time  or  other.  That's  the  spirit  in  which  I  approached 
this.  If  this  ordinance  is  legal  here  it  may  be  equallj'  applica- 
ble to  the  press  if  the  Aldermen  choose  to  pass  it. 

Therein  lies  the  crux  of  the  whole  question.  If  the 
press  and  speech  are  free,  by  what  manner  of  logic  is 
liberty  to  be  denied  to  the  motion  picture?  For  years 
The  Moving  Picture  World  has  urged  and  advocated 
the  legal  enfranchisement  of  the  motion  picture.  In  our 
issue  of  August  12,  1911,  we  had  this  to  say  about  the 
legal  rights  of  the  motion  picture  as  compared  with  the 
newspaper: 

The  discrimination  of  the  law  between  the  moving  picture 
exhibitor  and  the  newspaper  is  an  absolute  injustice.  Any 
man,  as  our  laws  stand  today,  with  enough  money  to  buy  the 
needful  type  and  hire  the  needful  help  can  publish  a  news- 
paper and  there  is  no  censorship,  no  license,  no  attempt  of 
control  by  the  State.  He  may  devote  the  columns  of  his 
paper  both  in  print  or  picture  to  the  delineation  of  crime  and 
the  description  of  moral  cesspools  and  the  invasion  of 
privacy  and  no  one  may  call  him  to  account  except  through 
long  and  wearisome  proceedings  at  law.  It  is  urged  that  the 
freedom  of  the  press  is  "the  bulwark  of  our  liberties."  Then 
why  not  extend  this  same  liberty  to  the  moving  picture, 
which  pursues  in  a  more  effective  manner  precisely  those  ob- 
jects, for  which  the  press  is  assumed  to  work;  enlighten- 
ment, education,  amusement  and  information?  Every  man 
according  to  the  constitution  is  free  to  write  and  publish  what 
he  chooses,  being  responsible  for  the  abuse  of  such  freedom 
only.  Why  assume  that  the  newspaper  publisher,  who  works 
with  types,  is  far  less  likely  to  abuse  his  privilege  than  the 
moving  picture  exhibitor,  who  works  with  moving  pictures? 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  Mayor's  opinion  coincides 
almost  literally  with  the  views  we  expressed  more  than 
a  year  ago. 

Do  we  mean  to  say  there  should  be  no  censorship  or 
regulation  of  any  kind?  Not  at  all.  The  manufacturers 
and  exhibitors  of  moving  pictures  are  even  now  respon- 
sible under  the  law  of  libel  for  any  injury  they  may  do 
to  individuals.  A  verdict  of  punitive  damages  has  but 
recently  been  given  to  a  man  who  complained  that  his 
privacy  has  been  invaded  and  his  name  and  picture  had 
been  used  without  authority  by  a  producer  of  moving 
pictures.  The  manufacturer  and  exhibitor  responsible 
for  the  making  and  showing  of  immoral,  criininal  and 
obscene  pictures  can  be  dealt  with  by  the  police  author- 
ities under  laws  now  on  the  statute  book.  We  need  no 
legislative  and  official  censorship  of  any  kind.  What 
we  do  need  is  just  what  we  have:  a  civic  body,  fairly 
representative  in  its  composition  of  the  best  sentiment  in 


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135 


the  community,  deriving  its  jurisdiction  from  the  con- 
sent of  the  manufacturers,  who  voluntarily  submit  their 
productions  for  examination  and  approval.  In  other 
words,  there  can  be  no  censorship  except  the  kind  exer- 
cised by  public  sentiment.  When  it  is  time  for  the 
police  to  act,  the  film  is  beneath  censorship,  and  is  sup- 
pressed just  as  any  other  nuisance  is  abated  by  the 
police.  The  police,  as  we  have  pointed  out,  are  scav- 
engers, not  censors.  They  do  not  "censor"  a  burglar, 
but  immediately  convey  him  to  jail. 

The  best  and  decisive  influences  for  the  right  kind  of 
censorship  must  come  from  within  the  ranks  of  the  dif- 
ferent groups  of  manufacturers  themselves.  High  stand- 
ards of  ethics  and  criticism  in  the  motion  picture  jour- 
nals constitute  another  important  factor  working  for 
real  and  effective  censorship.  We  view  with  honest 
suspicion  any  censorial  propositions  fathered  by  such 
virtuous  and  eminent  statesmen  as  Alderman  Dowling 
and  other  able  exponents  of  Tammany  ethics. 


Mayor  Gaynor's  Veto 

Text  of  His  Honor's  Letter  to  the  Board  of  Aldermen  on 
the  Picture  Ordinance. 

THE  Folks  ordinance,  which  had  been  amended 
just  prior  to  its  passage  by  the  New  York 
Board  of  Aldermen  by  the  addition  of  a  cen- 
sorship provision,  tacked  on  and  accepted  by  the  Tam- 
many and  Fusion  Aldermen  at  the  last  moment,  was 
vetoed  by  Mayor  W.  J.  Gaynor  in  a  letter  made  public 
on  Tuesday.  Mayor  Gaynor  sends  the  entire  ordinance 
back  to  the  Aldermen  with  the  suggestion  that  the  origi- 
nal ordinance  prepared  by  a  committee  appointed  by 
him  and  without  the  censorship  provision  be  again  con- 
sidered by  the  Aldermen  and  passed  in  that  shape. 

Mayor  Gaynor  writes  one  of  his  characteristic  letters 
and  gives  lots  of  information  to  the  Aldermen  about 
censorship,  saying  that  it  is  an  evidence  of  a  tendency 
backwards  and  says  that  the  enforcement  of  such  a 
provision  would  lead  to  endless  confusion  and  would 
entail  the  liberties  of  a  free  press  and  free  speech. 

It  was  said  at  the  City  Hall  today  that  the  Aldermen 
could  not  command  enough  votes  to  pass  the  ordinance 
over  the  mayor's  veto  and  at  the  present  writing  it  looks 
as  if  censorship  by  the  city  officials  is  a  dead  letter. 

We  give  the  entire  correspondence  in  regard  to  the  sub- 
ject: 

CITY  OF  NEW  YORK. 
Office  of  the   Mayor. 

December  27,   1912. 
To  the   Honorable    the   Board   of  Aldermen: 

Gentlemen — I  return  disapproved  the  proposed  ordinance, 
No.  89,  entitled: 

"An  ORDINANCE  relative  to  motion  picture  theaters." 

I  am  constrained  to  do  this  because  of  the  provisions 
therein  creating  a  censorship.  It  is  provided  that  the  Board 
of  Education  shall  appoint  one  or  more  censors  to  examine 
all  motion  pictures  in  advance  and  determine  whether  they 
shall  be  exhibited  or  not. 

It  has  hitherto  been  the  understanding  in  this  country  that 
no  censorship  can  be  established  by  law  to  decide  in  ad- 
vance what  may  or  may  not  be  lawfully  printed  or  published. 
Ours  is  a  government  of  free  speech  and  a  free  press.  That 
is  the  cornerstone  of  free  government.  The  phrase  "the 
press"  includes  all  methods  of  expression  by  writing  or  pic- 
tures. In  past  ages  there  were  censorships  to  decide  what 
might  be  published,  or  even  believed.  Every  Christian  de- 
nomination has  at  one  time  or  another  been  subjected  to  such 
censorship.  The  few  were  very  anxious  not  to  give  freedom 
of  speech  or  of  the  press.  They  thought  the  many  were  not 
fit  for  it.  They  therefore  set  themselves  up  as  censors  and 
guardians  over  the  bulk  of  their  fellow  men.  The  center  of 
thought  was  then  among  the  few,  and  they  were  very  anxious 
to  keep  it  there.  But  in  the  course  of  time,  in  spite  of  all 
opposition,  the  center  of  thought  began  to  pass  from  the 
few  to  the  many,  where  it  is  today.     It  was  then  that  censor- 


ships, and  all  interference  with  freedom  of  speech,  of  the  press 
and  of  opinion,  began  to  give  way  by  degrees,  until  in  the 
end  all  of  them,  at  all  events,  eventually  were  abolished. 
And  that  is  now  substantially  true  under  all  free  govern- 
ments throughout  the  world. 

In  our  fundamental  instruments  of  government  in  this 
country,  which  we  call  constitution,  we  expressly  guaranteed 
from  the  beginning  free  speech  and  a  free  press,  and  pro- 
hibited the  passing  of  any  law  abridging  the  same.  The 
provision  in  the  constitution  of  this  state  on  that  subject, 
which  is  substantially  the  same  as  the  like  provision  in  the 
constitution  of  the  United  States,  and  also  of  the  states  gen- 
erally, is  as  follows: 

"Every  citizen  may  freely  speak,  write,  and  publish  his 
sentiments  on  all  subjects,  being  responsible  for  the  abuse 
of  that  right;  and  no  law  shall  be  passed  to  restrain  or  abridge 
the  liberty  of  speech  or  of  the  press." 

So  universal  has  been  the  opinion  that  these  constitutional 
provisions  abolished  all  censorship  of  the  press,  and  forbade 
them  in  the  future,  that  I  have  been  able  to  find  only  one  at- 
tempt in  this  country  to  set  up  such  a  censorship  before 
this  one  of  yours.  Our  constitutional  provision  plainly  is 
that  publications  whether  oral,  or  printed,  or  by  writing,  or 
by  pictures,  shall  not  be  restrained  in  advance,  but  that  every 
one  shall  be  free  to  speak  or  publisli  what  he  sees  fit,  subject 
to  being  prosecuted  afterwards  for  libel,  immorality,  obscen- 
ity or  indecency  therefor.  There  seem  to  be  a  few  among 
us  who  wish  Us  to  retrace  our  steps,  and  resort  to  censor- 
ships again  in  advance  of  publication,  and  make  it  a  crime 
to  publish  anything  not  permitted  in  advance  by  the  censor. 
Do  they  know  what  they  are  doing?  Do  they  know  anything 
of  the  history  and  literature  of  the  subject?  Do  they  know 
that  the  censorships  of  past  ages  did  immeasurably  more 
harm  than  good?  Do  they  ever  stop  to  think  that  such  cen- 
sorships now  would  do  even  more  harm  than  they  did  in 
past  ages,  in  comparison  with  what  little  good  they  might 
possibly  do?  I  do  not  believe  the  people  of  this  country  are 
ready  to  permit  any  censor  to  decide  in  advance  what  may 
be  published  for  them  to  read,  or  what  picture's  may  be  ex- 
hibited to  them.  Our  laws  forbid  the  publication  of  any 
libelous,  obscene,  indecent,  immoral  or  impure  literature  or 
reading  matter.  Is  not  that  enough?  If  anyone  does  this 
he  commits  a  criminal  offense  and  may  be  punished  therefor. 

If  this  ordinance  be  legal,  then  a  similar  ordinance  in  re- 
spect of  the  newspapers  and  the  theaters  generally  would  be 
legal.  Are  you  of  opinion  that  you  have  any  such  power  as 
that?  If  so,  you  should  probably  begin  with  the  newspapers 
and  the  so-called  high  class  theaters.  Once  revive  the  cen- 
sorship and  there  is  no  telling  how  far  we  may  carry  it. 
These  moving  picture  shows  are  attended  by  the  great  bulk 
of  the  people,  many  of  whom  cannot  afford  to  pay  the  prices 
charged  by  the  theaters.  They  are  a  solace  and  an  educa- 
tion to  them.  Why  are  we  singling  out  these  people  as  sub- 
jects necessary  to  be  protected  by  a  censorship?  Are  they 
any  more  in  need  of  protection  by  censorship  than  the  rest 
of  the  community?  That  was  once  the  view  which  prevailed 
in  government,  and  there  are  some  among  us,  ignorant  of 
or  untaught  by  past  ages,  who  are  of  that  view  now.  Are 
they  better  than  the  rest  of  us,  or  worse? 

When  I  became  Mayor  the  denunciation  of  these  moving 
picture  shows  by  a  few  people  was  at  its  highest.  They  de- 
clared them  schools  of  immorality.  They  said  indecent  and 
immoral  pictures  were  being  shown  there.  I  personally  knew 
that  was  not  so.  But  I  had  an  official  examination  made  of 
all  the  moving  picture  shows  in  this  city.  The  result  was 
actual  proof  and  an  official  report  that  there  were  no  obscene 
or  immoral  pictures  shown  in  these  places.  And  that  is  the 
truth  now.  Wherefore  then  is  all  this  zeal  for  censorship 
over  these  places? 

The  truth  is  that  the  good,  moral  people  who  go  to  these 
moving  picture  shows,  and  very  often  bring  their  childgpn 
with  them,  would  not  tolerate  the  exhibition  of  obscene  or 
immoral  pictures  there.  A  place  in  which  such  pictures  were 
exhibited  would  soon  be  without  sufficient  patrons  to  sup- 
port it.  At  all  events,  the  criminal  law  is  ample  to  prevent 
the  exhibition  of  such  pictures.  I  have  asked  these  people 
who  are  crying  out  against  the  moving  picture  shows  to  give 
us  an  instance  of  an  obscene  or  immoral  picture  being  shown 
in  them,  so  that  the  exhibitor  may  be  prosecuted,  but  they 
have  been  unable  to  do  so.  What  they  insist  on  is  to  have 
the  pictures  examined  in  advance,  and  allowed  or  prohibited. 
That  is  what  they  are  still  doing  in  Russia  with  pictures  and 
with  reading  matter  generally.  Do  they  really  want  us  to 
recur  to  that  system? 

Perhaps  I  should  say  I  understand  that  comparatively  few 
of  your  honorable  body  are  in  favor  of  the  censorship.  Many 
of  you  voted  for  the  whole  ordinance  in  the  belief  that  the 
Mayor  has  the  right  to  veto  the   censorship  provisions  and 


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let  the  rest  of  the  ordinance  stand.  But  I  find  that  the  Mayor 
may  not  do  that.  The  censorship  provisions  are  not  inde- 
pendent of  the  rest  of  the  ordinance,  but  interdependent  and 
so  connected  therewith  that  the  whole  ordinance  must  stand 
or  fall  as  a  whole. 

I  trust  you  will  pass  the  ordinance  which  the  commission 
prepared.     It   safeguards   these   most   important   and  whole- 
Some  places  of  amusement  physically  and  morally. 
Respectfully, 

W.  J.  GAYNOR, 

Mayor. 
CITY  OF  NEW  YORK. 
Office  of  the  Mayor. 

December  27,    1912. 
To  the  Honorable,  the  Board  of  Aldermen: 

Gentlemen — I  am  returning  proposed  ordinances  No.  67 
and  No.  68,  the  one  with  regard  to  the  fees  for  moving  pic- 
ture shows,  and  the  other  classifying  such  shows,  so  that 
they  can  be  taken  up  again  and  passed  with  the  new  ordi- 
nance for  moving  picture  shows  as  a  whole,  which  I  trust 
will  be  done  as  soon  as  possible. 

Very  truly  yours, 

W.  J.   GAYNOR, 
Mayor. 


Adolf  Zukor  Talks  of  Famous  Players. 

By  George   Blaisdell. 

IT  used  to  be  said  that  of  the  making  of  books  there  was 
no  end.  Now  it  may  be  said  in  all  truth  that  of  the 
making  of  motion  pictures  there  is  no  end.  There  is 
one  fact  standing  out  in  a  survey  of  the  film  industry — a  fact 
patent  to  those  who  follow  pictures  day  in  and  day  out — and 
this  is  that,  so  far  as  the  public  is  concerned,  there  is  today 
as  much  room  for  new  producing  companies,  good  ones,  as 
there  has  been  at  any  time.  The  entrance  into  the  field  of 
a  well-equipped  organization  gives  matter  for  congratulation 
on  the  part  of  picturegoers.  The  effect  is  cumulative.  Not 
only  will  it  add  to  existing  programs;  it  will  stimulate  the 
manufacturers  already  in  the  field — serve  as  a  tonic,  if  you 
will,  so  that  there  will  be  steady  effort  on  the  part  of  am- 
bitious men  to  keep  at  the  head  of  the   procession. 

The  Moving  Picture  World  learns  through  Adolf  Zukor, 
the  president  of  the  Famous  Players'  Film  Company,  that 
this  organization  intends  materially  to  extend  its  field  of 
activities.  Much  has  been  printed  as  to  the  stage  stars 
who  will  appear  on  the  screen  under  its  brand — James  O'Neill 
and  James  K.  Hackett,  whose  best  works  have  already 
been  reduced  to  film;  William  Faversham  and  Julie  Opp,  the 
next  on  the  list,  who  will  produce  the  success  in  which  they 
are  now  starring,  "Julius  Caesar";  Minnie  Maddern  Fiske, 
Viola  Allen,  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter,  Henry  E.  Dixie,  Weber  & 
Fields  and  Lillian  Langtry.  As  the  work  of  adequately 
putting  on  these  productions  involves  so  much  detail  and 
care,  it  is  intended  to  devote  sixty  days  to  each.  In  arrang- 
ing for  the  marketing  of  these  plays  -there  has  been  built 
up  a  machine  which  it  is  found  can  with  advantage  handle 
other  productions.  Confronted  with  requests  from  its  agents 
for  more  pictures,  the  Famous  Players  Company  has  decided 
on  the  formation  of  two  stock  companies,  the  principals  to 
be  taken  from  the  legitimate  stage.  The  first  of  these  is  so 
well  under  way  that  already  four  women  and  five  men  well 
known  to  playgoers  have  been  engaged.  The  companies 
will  work  independently.  It  is  expected  that  the  entire  casts 
will  be  announced  by  the  middle  of  January.  Each  com- 
pany will  produce  one  play  a  month.  Probably  a  majority 
of  these  will  be  in  two  reels,  although  it  is  intended  to  make 
single  reels   as  well. 

Daniel  Frohman  has  become  enamored  of  moving  pic- 
ture work.  His  experience  with  Edwin  S.  Porter  in  making 
"The  Prisoner  of  Zenda"  was  his  first  in  the  silent  drama, 
but  he  liked  it  so  well  that  hereafter  he  will  give  much  of 
his  time  to  it,  collaborating  with  Mr.  Porter  in  future  pro- 
ductions. Mr.  Hackett's  drama,  by  the  way,  will  be  released 
on  January  25.  With  the  exception  of  one  or  two  scenes 
which  require  a  visit  South  in  order  to  obtain  suitable  tem- 
perature of  the  water  everything  is  finished  and  Mr. 
Hackett's  company  has  resumed  its  tour.  The  booking  of 
the   film  is   practically   completed. 

"We  have  disposed  of  the  'Sarah  Bernhardt'  pictures  to 
states  rights  buyers,"  said  Mr.  Zukor.  "We  have  sounded 
all  of  these  men  as  to  the  possibilities  of  our  future  pro- 
ductions, and  they  agree  to  take  all  they  can  get  of  them. 
We  have  placed  no  restrictions  as  to  the  price  to  be  charged 
to  see  these  pictures,  even  though  they  aie  elaborate  and 
expensive.  Our  aim  is  to  have  them  within  reach  of  the 
people  who   cannot  afford   to   pay  more  than   ten   cents.     I 


don't  agree  with  the  men  who  say  we  should  charge  50  cents 
and  a  dollar  for  big  productions.  We  believe  that  we  are 
doing  a  sort  of  missionary  work  for  the  higher  art — that  we 
are  aiding  in  the  cultivation  of  a  taste  for  better  things. 
While  of  course  we  feel  that  our  productions  would  com- 
mand higher  prices  we  want  to  encourage  people  to  go  to 
them.  It  may  not  be  to  our  financial  advantage  at  the  be- 
ginning,  but  in   the  end  it  will  undoubtedly." 

Referring  to  the  fact  that  Mr.  Faversham  and  Miss  Opp 
will  be  pictured  in  a  play  in  which  they  are  now  starring, 
Mr.  Zukor  was  asked  if  there  was  any  feeling  on  the  part 
of  stars  that  the  exhibition  on  the  screen  contemporaneous 
with  a  stage  presentation  would  in  any  measure  militate 
against  the  financial  success  of  the  latter.  "In  the  beginning," 
Mr.  Zukor  replied,  "when  we  first  broached  the  question  to 
the  different  stars,  they  were  more  or  less  afraid  of  it.  When 
they  learned  the  elaborate  manner  in  which  we  are  going 
to  stage  their  productions  their  attitude  changed.  They  saw 
that  it  would  be  to  their  advantage,  that  it  would  arouse 
popular  interest  not  only  in  their  productions  but  in  their 
personalities   as   well." 

Mr.  Zukor  emphasized  the  point  that  the  Famous  Players 
Company  is  building  on  a  permanent  basis.  "We  realize," 
he  said,  "that  we  are  undertaking  something  that  many 
manufacturers  have  tried  to  do  or  thought  of  doing,  but  for- 
tunately we  are  so  situated  that  we  can  carry  out  our  plans. 
We  aim  to  impress  educated  people,  and  feel  that  we  are 
going  to  succeed." 

Mr.  Zukor  said  that  one  of  the  objects  sought  by  the  direc- 
tor of  the  Famous  Players  is  the  elimination  of  sub-titles  or  at 
least  the  reduction  of  the  number.  "We  are  trying  to  let  the 
story  tell  itself  so  far  aS  possible,"  said  he;  "to  do  this  we 
are  introducing  more   scenes  and   connecting  links." 

Brander  Matthews,  of  Columbia  College,  has  made  an  offer 
to  the  Famous  Players  Company  to  preserve  in  his  private 
collection  a  copy  of  every  film  made  by  the  company  and  to 
make  suitable  provision  for, the  conveyance  of  these  at  his 
death  to  some  organization  which  will  guarantee  their  care. 
The  offer  has  been  accepted  absolutely.  That  this  fact  will 
be  the  strongest  inducement  to  all  the  players  of  the  Ameri- 
can stage  to  impel  them  to  consent  to  portraying  their  work 
for  the  screen  needs  no  saying.  James  O'Neill  was  so  pleased 
with  "Monte  Cristo"  that  he  has  decided  to  present  a  copy 
of  the  film  to  one  of  the  clubs  with  which  he  is  connected. 

A  bit  of  news  of  deep  interest  to  all  picturegoers,  and  sig- 
nificant as  indicating  the  steady  progression  of  moving  pic- 
tures, was  contained  in  the  announcement  of  Mr.  Zukor  that 
his  company  is  now  negotiating  with  several  well-known 
authors  for  original  scenarios.  He  is  not  quite  ready  to 
reveal  their  identity,  but  will  be  shortly.  These  stories  will 
be  produced  by  the  stock  companies  now  forming. 


BOARD  OF  CENSORSHIP  FINANCIAL  REPORT. 

The  National  Board  of  Censorship  has  issued  a  statement  of 
its  receipts  and  expenditures  for  the  fiscal  year  beginning  Octo- 
ber I,  191 1,  and  ending  October  i,  1912,  in  which  the  following 
items  appear: 

RECEIPTS. 

Balance  on  hand  October  i,  191 1 $   461.10 

Received  from  the  People's  Institute 7,200.00 

Received   from  other  sources 4S.8o 

Received  from  N.  Y.  Telephone  Rebate 11.21 

$7,718.11 
EXPENDITURES. 

Rent    $   390.00 

Printing   272.18 

Telephone  and  Telegraph 175-75 

Postage   266.00 

Traveling    Expenses    for    Speakers    to    Con- 
ferences    130.24 

Paid    to    People's    Institute    for    Secretarial 

Services  1,300.00 

Salaries  : 

Walter  Storey,  General  Secretary 2,080.00 

W.   D.  McGuire,  Jr.,  Asst.   Secretary 1,470.00 

Fritz  Krog,  Asst.  Secretary,  Sept.,  igi2 48.00 

Stenographers   896.00 

Office  Assistants,  Filing,  Indexing,  etc 142.75 

Miscellaneous — Typewriter  rental,  stationery, 
press    clippings,    office    supplies,    special 

exhibits,  etc 271.21 

$7,442.13 
Balance  on  hand  October  I,  1912 275.9S 

$7,718.11 


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137 


•'Duty   and  the  Man.'. 

A  Two-Part  Melodramatic  Subject  by  Reliance. 

THIS  substantial,  well-made  melodrama,  in  two  reels,  is 
worthy  of  attention.  The  cleverness  with  which,  at  its 
climax,  the  heroine  finds  a  way  out  of  her  difficulties  by  a 
means  unexpected  and  novel  gives  it  much  freshness.  It  is  one  of 
those  convincing  improbabilities  and  shows  that  the  scenario ' 
writer  has  mastered  the  art  of  effect  planning,  for  as  shown  it 
is  not  only  plausible  but  seems,  while  we  are  watching,  the 
natural  and  inevitable  solution  of  the  heroine's  problem  as  she 
finds  it.  Such  incidents  add  doubly  to  the  final  impression 
of  a  picture,  because  they  not  only  enchance  the  heroine's  char- 
acter, showing  her  as  a  competent  woman  which  appeals  to 
our  admiration  and  deepens  our  interest  in  her,  but  the  inci- 
dent itself,  not  thought  of  by  us  before,  gives  us  something 
of  a  new  sensation. 

The  situation  is  new,  although  Philip  Steel,  a  character  we 
have  seen  before  in  Reliance  pictures  of  the  North  Woods, 
appears  in  it.  The  place  is  near  the  border  between  the  States 
and  Canada,  and  the  story  deals  with  three  men  and  a  woman. 
One  of  these  men,  an  old-time  magnanimous  lover  of  the  girl, 
is  placed  in  an  official  position  as  the  head  of  police,  and,  as 
■the  story,  in  which  the  woman  who  has  married  the  young 


All  this  the  man  in  the  box  sees  and  overhears.  She  is  in 
danger  again  and  he  strains  at  his  bonds  hoping  to  free  himself 
and  come  to  her  assistance,  but  the  cords  are  too  strong.  Hodges 
is  surprised  at  finding  the  woman  in  the  strange  mood.  It 
exasperates  him  to  hear  her  make  new  accusations  against  him 
after  she  has  put  herself  in  his  power  by  coming  alone  to  his 
house.  That  she  again  indignantly  repels  his  embraces  works 
him  up  to  a  fury.  As  he  wrestles  with  her,  she  tries  to  get  the 
gun  from  the  holster  at  his  side  and  does  manage  to  draw  it 
out,  but  at  once  he  catches  it  from  her.  In  the  tussle  it  goes 
off  and  he  is  killed  by  a  bullet  tlirough  the  heart.  Jess  is  almost 
overcome  with  horror  at  what  has  happened  and  for  a  moment 
stands  dumfounded,  then  remembering  that  the  nearest  help 
is  the  man  in  the  box,  rushes  toward  it.  We  see  her  face,  wild 
eyed  from  terror  coming  toward  the  hole  through  we  are  looking, 
a  hole  left  so  that  the  deputy  might  see  all  that  transpired. 

The  action  that  the  now  released  deputy  takes  is  dictated  to 
him  by  his  own  conscience.  He  has  found  the  leaf  torn  out  of 
the  album  of  Jess,  the  one  on  which  MacGregor  had  written, 
"Follow  your  conscience,  both  God  and  man  will  reward  you 
for  it  in  the  end."  The  death  of  Hodges  has  complicated  the 
case  and  he  sees  that  the  quickest,  if  not  the  best  way  out  of 
the  difficulty,  is  to  help  Jim  and  his  wife  out  of  the  Dominion 
into   the   States   where,   after   he   has   given   his   evidence,   they 


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Scenes  from  "Duty  and  the  Man"  (Reliance). 


quarryman  (Jim)  is  hounded  by  her  husband's  rich  employer 
(Hodges)  develops  he  acts  as  the  power  for  good  and  is  the 
indirect  means  of  bringing  the  happy  ending. 

At  Jess's  wedding  to  Jim,  MacGregor,  the  police  official, 
writes  this  in  her  album :  "Follow  your  conscience,  both  God 
and  man  will  reward  you  in  the  end."  And  the  paper  on 
which  this  sentiment  is  written  plays  an  important  part  in  the 
outcome.  Not  the  whole  story  of  Hodges'  pursuit  of  Jess 
is  pictured  at  the  time  it  happens  We  see  that  he  gives  Jim 
a  job  in  the  big  stone  works  owned  by  him,  and  we  see  that 
Jess -repels  advances  he  makes  to  her.  Jim  comes  home  one 
evening  and  finds  her  struggling  in  Hodges'  arms.  There's  a 
fight  and  Hodges  is  shot  through  the  arm.  He  accuses  Jim 
of  an  attempt  to  kill  him  and,  in  spite  of  the  wife's  plea,  Jim 
is  taken  into  custody  by  the  local  authorities.  Jess  pleads  with 
MacGregor  to  release  Jim,  but  this  being  unlawful,  the  inspector 
sends  Philip  Steel  to  investigate  the  case. 

The  second  reel  is  taken  up  mostly  with  the  carrying  out  of  the 
woman's  brilliant  idea  for  convincing  the  deputy  of  her  husband's 
innocence.  She  and  her  friends,  of  whom  there  are  many,  tie 
this  deputy  up,  gag  him  and  close  him  in  a  big  box  with  the 
intention  of  compelling  him  to  overhear  Hodges  "give  himself 
away."  The  box  is  taken  to  Hodges'  home.  The  woman  follows. 
The  conversation  that  she  and  Hodges  have,  pictures  (in  double 
exposure  scenes)  all  that  has  transpired  between  her  and  the 
man.  He  thinks  the  box  that  has  been  brought  in  contains  books 
and  is  entirely  unsuspicious  of  any  trap  and  entirely  uncon- 
strained in  his  brazen  admission  of  many  things  that  it  would 
have  been  wiser  for  him  to  have  locked  in  his  own  heart.  He 
not  unnaturally  thinks  that  the  woman  has  come  to  him,  now 
that  her  husband  is  in  jail,  perhaps  to  buy  him  off  by  a  reluctant 
submission  to  his  will.  She  again  accuses  him  of  the  brutal  ad- 
vances of  which  he  has  been  guilty,  and  he  retaliates  by 
renewing  them. 


will  be  safe  from  molestation.  But  it  takes  a  subterfuge  to  free 
Jim  who  is  being  held  by  the  local  authorities.  Without  letting 
any  one  know  what  his  intentions  are,  he  comes  to  the  jail  and, 
as  an  unknown  masked  sympathizer,  holds  up  the  officer  on 
guard  there,  who  is  then  bound  and  made  to  take  Jim's  place 
in  the  cell.  Jim  is  given  a  horse,  directed  to  get  Jess  and 
hurry  to  the  railroad  station.  Later  the  deputy  appears, 
seems  surprised  to  find  that  the  prisoner  has  escaped,  and 
himself  takes  up  the  chase  which  of  course  is  fruitless. 

That  in  the  story  there  is  much  that  is  improbable  can  not  be 
denied,  but  the  producer,  Oscar  Apfel;  has  conducted  his  story 
so  smoothly  that  we  see  it  through  a  veil  of  plausibility  that 
leads  us,  while  it  is  being-  enacted,  into  a  symathetic  frame 
of  mind  that  makes  us  uncritical  and  keeps  us  in  suspense  while 
the  pretty  heroine's  fates  are  still  in  the  balance.  Gertrude 
Robinson  takes  the  role  of  Jess  and  fills  it  with  all  her  well- 
known  distinction.  Her  beauty  and  the  sympathetic  way  in 
which  she  sets  forth  the  characters  she  takes,  adds  much  to 
this  and  has  added  much  to  many  another  picture.  Her  qualities 
make  her  one  of  the  very  best  actresses  in  romantic  roles  to 
be  found  in  picturedom.  James  Ashley,  as  Hodges,  has  the 
second  most  important  role,  the  villain,  and  provides  plenty 
of  good  contrast  by  skillful  acting.  Charles  Elliot  as  Jim,  the 
husband,  has  a  part  that  doesn't  call  for  any  very  imaginative 
work,  but  acts  naturally  and  smoothly,  doing  his  part  with  the 
rest  to  make  the  offering  effective.  Irving  Cummings,  who 
plays  the  deputy  skillfully,  is  well-known.  He  has  taken  many 
roles  and  is  noticable  for  the  marked  improvement  over  his 
work  of  two  years  ago.  He  has  lost  his  self-consciousness 
and  is  now  a  natural  and  competent  actor.  George  Seitmann 
plays  the  inspector  of  police.  His  role  dropped  out  of  the 
picture  after  the  first  few  scenes  and  gave  him  little  chance, 
but  he  is  acceptable  and  should  not  be  overlooked  as  an 
important  adjunct  to  the  picture. 


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Two  Fine  Edison  Themes 

Reviewed  by  Louis  Reeves  Harrison. 

IT  is  rather  remarkable  that  two  photodramas  based  on 
ground  for  intellectual  action  and  handled  in  such  a 
masterly  manner  that  they  represent  the  very  latest 
ideas  of  double  exposure  should  lack  in  anything,  but  there 
is  a  common  fault  in  "The  Man  He  Might  Have  Been"  and 
"The  Dancer"  which  is,  for  that  matter,  characteristic  of 
nine  plays  out  of  ten  shown  on  the  screen — the  requisite 
tension  is  lacking.  It  is  partially  covered  in  these  two 
releases  by  superb  quality  of  production,  the  delightful 
presentation  of  the  subject  matter  compensating  heavily  for 
the  absence  of  suspense  in  the  stories. 

"The  Man  He  Might  Have  Been"  leaves  the  barren  ground 
of  cohvention  and  ventures  diffidently  into  a  beautiful  field 
of   thought — one   which   will   bear    treatment   in    the    largest 


I  have  seen  in  a  long  time.  The  story  is  that  of  a  boy  who 
exhibits  a  special  capacity  at  school  and  longs  to  continue 
the  study  of  what  best  suits  him — the  only  way  to  success. 
He  is  taken  out  in  the  midst  of  progress  by  a  practical 
father,  who  can  see  no  further  than  he  has  gone.  He  imposes 
his  own  limit  on  his  child. 

This  act  proves  to  be  a  deflecting  agent  in  the  boy's  career. 
He  follows  the  road  of  drudgery  and  distasteful  employ- 
ment until  it  becomes  a  down-hill  path  of  decadence,  though 
he  stops  at  times  to  dream  of  what  might  have  been  if  he 
had  been  given  the  "bread  of  the  soul"  for  which  he  hun- 
gered. His  thoughts  are  most  delicately  portrayed  in  pic- 
tures gradually  superimposed,  his  natural  trend  being  thus 
contrasted  with  the  power  of  faultv  environment.  The 
motive  is  to  be  highly  commended,  indicating,  as  it  does, 
that  education  is  one  of  the  truest  sources  of  happiness 
known  to  the  human  race. 

Rather  less  modern  in  theme  is  "The  Dancer,"  but  again 
Director  Miller  has  excelled  himself,  and  this  time  he  has 
given  us  a  gem  that  will  set  many  experts  thinking.  Its 
beauty  is  so  startling,  the  surprise  is  so  sweet  to  the  eye, 
that  he  must  be  complimented  on  the  originality  as  well  as 
the  development  of  the  conception,  unless  I  have  wrongly 
credited  the  creative  part.  But  to  describe  it  I  will  have 
to  tell  the  story  from  which  it  is  very  naturally  evolved. 

The  play  deals  with  a  prejudice  that  is  fast  fading  away, 
if,  indeed,  it  exists  out  of  narrow  communities — the  hj'po- 
critical  antagonism  to  dancing.  Everybody  danced  several 
years  ago,  when  I  was  a  mere  kid,  and  everybody's  doing 
it  now,  even  the  children  in  the  parks  and  public  schools. 
A  mother  objects  to  the  tendency  exhibited  in  her  daugh- 
ter's conduct — the  latter  is  a  natural  dancer,  delighting  in 
the  poetry  of  motion — and  puts  the  girl  to  work  in  a  braid 
mill.  She  has,  however,  drawn  the  attention  of  a  dancing 
master,  and  he  finds  her  at  work  at  the  whirling  loom. 


Scene  from  "The  Man  He  Might  Have  Been"  (Edison). 

sort  of  way.  The  greatest  of  modern  writers  are  reaching 
some  unexpected  conclusions  on  the  relation  of  remarkable 
men  to  the  educational  resources  of  the  locality  in  which 
they  were  brought  up,  arriving  at  their  new  views  by  ex- 
haustive investigations  and  careful  elimination  of  false  theo- 
ries based  on  limited  knowledge  of  the  subject,  and  these 
conclusions  are  not  so  surprising  to  the  plain,  ordinary  man 
as  to  some  of  the  most  brilliant  scientists  of  a  few  years  ago. 

Francis  Galton,  best  known  from  his  studies  of  heredity, 
and  Paul  Jacoby,  French  authority  on  the  same  subject, 
contended  that  education  played  no  appreciable  part  in  the 
making  of  great  men;  Lombroso  entertained  the  same  view, 
and  a  long  list  of  eminent  writers  held  irreconcilably  to  the 
pre-efficient  idea,  but  the  data  they  gathered  is  now  being 
used  to  contradict  their  own  arguments.  The  surprising 
part  to  the  layman  now  is  that  authors  of  such  rank,  who 
were  devoting  their  lives  to  the  study  of  the  genesis  of 
genius,  should  be  so  unanimous  in  rejecting  education  as 
any  considerable  factor  in  the  making  of  a  great  man. 

The  tremendous  role  that  education  plays  in  the  career 
of  every  man  has  long  been  a  matter  of  common  apprecia- 
tion among  Americans,  and  the  whole  country  is  now  in 
the  throes  of  devising  superior  methods  of  teaching  on  the 
sensible  ground  that  the  human  brain  is  merely  soil,  rich 
or  poor,  and  knowledge  the  seed  to  be  planted  there  to 
grow  according  to  the  nourishment  it  receives  if  permitted 
bj'  the  uncontrollable  power  of  circumstances.  To  the  sup- 
port of  this  thesis  come  De  Candolle,  Alfred  Odin,  August 
Weisman  and  a  long  line  of  brilliant  writers  who  are  men 
of  the  hour. 

Joseph  Mazzini,  in  his  address  to  workingmen,  summed 
up  in  forcible  words  what  many  of  us  are  convinced  is  true: 

"Education  is  the  bread  of  the  soul.  Without  it  you  can 
not  acquire  a  knowledge  of  your  rights  and  you  can  not 
even  choose  between  good  and  evil — you  can  not  arrive  at 
a  definite  comprehension  of  your  own  mission.  Without  it 
all  your  faculties  lie  dormant  and  unfruitful,  even  as  the  vital 
power  lies  sterile  in  the  seed  cast  upon  untilled  soil."  Such 
is  the  theme  treated  in  the  first  named  Edison  release. 

Development  on  the  part  of  the  playwright  is  very  inade- 
quate. It  is  made  interesting  by  some  of  the  most  exquisite 
work  in  double  exposure — to  the  credit  of  Director  Miller — 


Scene  from  "The  Dancer"  (Edison). 


The  girl,  like  the  boy  in  the  other  play,  turns  her  mind  . 
to  what  she  loves,  and  we  are  afforded  an  exquisite  view 
of  the  trend  of  her  thoughts.  The  whirling  loom  on  which 
her  attention  has  been  concentrated  gradually  dissolves  and 
is  as  gradually  replaced  in  exact  proportion,  form  and  situa- 
tion by  a  whirling  bevy  of  little  girls  dancing  around  a 
May-pole  decorated  with  flowers  and  ribbons.  The  girl 
stands  entranced  by  the  mental  picture  until  it  gradually 
fades  away  and  is  replaced  by  the  instrument  of  her  daily 
torture. 

The  dancing  master  succeeds  in  removing  the  girl  from 
unattractive  labor  by  patient  and  tolerant  methods,  including 
the  enlightenment  of  her  bigoted  mother;  trains  her  for  pro- 
fessional life  on  the  stage  and  demonstr.ites  that  there_  is 
such  a  thing  as  fitness  to  be  considered  in  the  preparation 
of  children  for  their  future  careers.  The  girl  is  healthier, 
happier  and  more  productive  as  a  wage-earner  when  occu- 
pied with  an  employment  for  which  she  was  especially 
equipped  by  Nature,  and  which  was  indicated  from  the 
time  she  was  a  child.  Both  themes  are  worthy  of  high 
approval  and  also  of  such  treatment  as  would  enslave  inter- 
est from  start  to  finish. 


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139 


In  the  Field  With  Hotaling 

Lubin  Jacksonville  Company  Winters  in  a  Boat  Club  House 
on  the  Banks  of  the  St.  John's. 
REGULAR  STUDIO,"  was  the'  way  Arthur  D.  Hotaling 
described  the  quarters  he  had  engaged  for  the  winter 


A 


E.  W.   Sargent,  Enjoy- 
ing a  Siesta, 


in  Jacksonville,  and  "regular"'  studio  it  is. 
This  is  the  second  year  that  the  "Boy  Director"  of  the  Lubin 
comedy  section  has  wintered  in  Jacksonville 
and  he  has  been  e.xceptionately  fortunate  in 
his  location  this  year.  Each  winter  the 
presence  of  static  electricity  above  the  frost 
line  drives  the  companies  south.  Some  of 
them  work  entirely  in  e.xterior  scenes, 
changing  the  scripts  to  throw  the  action  out 
of  doors.  Others  fake  scenery  with  wall  pa- 
per and  wood  trim,  but  few  of  the  gypsy 
troupers  work  with  much  equipment.  Three 
years  ago  Mr.  Hotaling  worked  south  an 
entire  winter  with  not  a  stick  of  scenery 
and  he  even  made  a  western  mining  scene 
on  the  seashore  because  there  were  no 
streams  in  the  vicinity.  A  "brook"  was 
dug  in  the  beach  and  dressed  with  stones 
and  brush  hauled  from  above  the  shore  line 
and  no  one  save  those  in  the  company  were 
any  the  wiser  until  the  travelers  returned 
and  the  brook  was  told  of  as  a  good  joke. 

Last  season  some  scenery  was  carried, 
but  not  much,  and  a  house  was  engaged 
ne.xt  a  vacant  lot  where  the  public  hung  over  the  fence  and  greatly 
enjoyed  the  free  performance.  This  year  when  Mr.  Hotaling 
walked  in  on  Frank  Montgomery,  that  model  exhibitor  hailed 
him  with  the  good  news  that  a  real  location  could  be  had.  A  boat 
club  in  the  fashionable  Riverside  district  had  given  up  the  ghost. 
Their  house  had  been  turned  into  a  chapel  with  no  great  success 
and  Mr.  Montgomery  was  considering  pictures  in  the  structure 

when  Mr.  Hotaling 
walked  in  and  changed 
the  plans.  The  result  is 
the  best  outdoor  studio 
this  side  of  Los  Angeles 
and  a  comfort  such  as 
few  traveling  companies 
enjoy. 

The  house  fronts  on 
Riverside  Avenue,  run- 
ning down  to  the  St. 
John's  river  with  a  pri- 
vate dock  right  on  the 
lot.  The  house  is  about 
forty  feet  wide  by  sixty 
deep  with  a  porch  in  front  and  one  at  the  rear.  On  either  side  of 
the  entrance  is  a  comfortable  private  office  and  then  one  passes 
into  a  huge  room  forty  by  fifty  and  thirty  feet  high. 

On  either  side,  nearest  the  entrance  are 
the  property  and  costume  rooms  and  beyond 
the  dressing  and  dark  rooms.  In  the  wide 
central  space  large  properties  and  trunks  are 
stored  and  the  entire  place  is  lighted  by 
electricity,  though  there  is  no  electric  studio. 
One  side  of  the  back  porch  is  used  for  a 
scene  dock  and  two  small  outhouses  are  used 
for  storage  when  needed,  though  their 
greater  use  is  to  tack  snake  skins  against. 
By  ne.xt  spring  the  entire  comedy  section  will 
be  fitted  out  with  snake  skin  slippers,  for 
snakes  are  by  no  means  unknown  on  the  lot 
and  are  still  more  plentiful  close  to  hand.  ti 

The  stage  is  in  the  open,  a  bare  board  plat- 
form with  a  light  sun  screen.    In  .December  days  the  men  of  the 
company  spend  half  their  otherwise  spare  time  in  working  this 
screen  since  the  sun  alternately  shines  and  clouds  over  with  the 

regularity    of    an    inter- 
_.  mittent  alarm  clock  try- 

ing to  rouse  its  owner 
on  the  morning  of  the 
day  after.  Now  and 
then,  by  way  of  variety, 
a  thundershower  comes 
up  with  trooical  sudden- 
n  e  s  s  and  everybody 
grabs  something  and 
scoots  for  the  shelter  of 
the  house.  Statistics  thus 
far  go  to  show  that  they 
Outdoor  studio  stage.  have    had    two    daylight 


Natives    Watching    a    Picture. 


Miss    Julia    Calhoun. 


&* 


thunder  showers  that  have  not  happened 
while  a  scene  was  up,  but  they  are  getting 
used  to  storms  now  and  the  soft  sunlight 
filtered  through  the  screen  gives  a  photo- 
graphic value  that  no  electric  studio  can 
afford. 

There  is  plenty  of  space  beyond  the  stage 
for  grass  scenes  with  the  river  and  the  dock 
beyond.  Standing  on  the  latter  the  photog- 
rapher can  "shoot"  downstream  and  get 
the  city,  or  upstream  and  get  a  charming 
vista  of  handsome  residences.  The  hand- 
somest homes  in  Jacksonville  are  within  the 
radius  of  a  mile  from  the  studio  and  beyond 
may  be  had  characteristic  woods  and  stream 
while  a  small  but  beautifully  kept  park  is 
but  three  blocks  away. 

The  yard  is  fenced  in  so  that  the  com- 
pany can  work  in  quiet  though  there  are 
several  benches  that  generally  are  occupied 
by  visitors,  for  the  Lubin  Company  has  made  many  friends,  but 
a  majority  of  the  scenes  are  made  outside  the  studio  to  the  great 
delight  of  the  small  black  boys  who  replace  the  delivery  wagons 
of  the  north.  Every  grocer,  butcher  and  baker  maintains  from 
two  to  twelve  delivery  boys  eacli  with  a  bicycle  in  the  last  stages 
of  repair,  and  these  pedal  about  the  well  paved  streets  with  bas- 
kets on  the  handle  bars.  At  best  they  are  slow  and  lazy,  but 
days  wlien  the  "Lubiners"  are  out  housekeepers  get  supplies  only 
after  the  company  has  returned  to  the  studio.  Sometimes  fifteen 
or  twenty  delivery  boys  form  part  of  the  audience,  not  counting 
the  children  on  foot. 

Breaking  loose  from  tradition,  the  Hotaling  company  is  not 
housed  under  one  roof,  but  is  divided  among  the  apartment 
houses  in  the  vicinity  of  the  studio.  Their  home  life  is  a  thing 
entirely  apart  from  the  studio  and  the  scheme  works  far  better 
than  where  the  players  are  together  all  their  waking  hours. 

In  the  evening  the  Grand  theater,  the  leading  Montgomery 
house,  is  the  centre  of  attraction  for  the  men.  Stand  iji  front 
of  the  Grand  between 
seven  and  nine  and  you 
are  pretty  certain  to  run 
into  most  of  the  company 
coming  to  see  the  pictures 
or  stopping  for  a  cliat. 
Mr.  Hotaling's  personal 
car  has  its  own  standing 
place  in  front  of  the  thea- 
ter along  with  Mr.  Mont- 
gomery's and  together 
they  have  fine  hunting  in 
tlieir  little  comedy  sketch 
entitled  "Want  to  earn 
two  dollars?"  . 

It  is  worked  with  all  sorts  of  variations,  but  the  essence  is  the 
waylaying  of  some  cuUud  gentleman  and  asking  him  if  he  wants 
to  earn  two  dollars  for  an  hour's  work.  Very  naturally  he  does, 
but  he  grows  suspicious  when  he  is  told  to 
see  a  certain  physician.  Sometimes  the  dis- 
cussion is  terminated  right  there  by  the 
abrupt  departure  of  the  darkey  with  the  em- 
phatic statement  that  he  does  not  desire  to 
earn  the  money  of  any  physician,  but  gen- 
erally they  last  through  the  added  fact  that 
they  must  drive  a  horse  and  that  if  they  will 
see  the  doctor  at  midnight  he  will  provide  a 
horse  and  a  flash  lamp  with  which  to  find 
"them."  It  is  a  brave  darkey  indeed  who  lasts 
to  the  point  where  it  is  explained  that  he  is 
■*™  supposed   to   drive  back   from   the   cemetery 

I  studio.  with  three  corpses  on  the  back  seat  and  hold- 

ing in  a  fourth  on  the  seat  beside  him.  The 
coup  de  grace  is  the  casual  question  as  to  whether  one  of  the  de- 
funct passengers  died  of  yellow  fever  or  small  pox.  Out  of  about 
five  thousand  negroes  approached  in  the  last  two  years  but  four 
of  them  have  held  out  to  - 

the  end,  to  be  rewarded 
with  a  coin.  The  expres- 
sion on  the  black  faces 
as  the  idea  gradually 
dawns  upon  them  and 
their  eff^orts  to  back 
gracefully  out  of  the 
situation  without  betray- 
ing their  fears  are  ex- 
cruciatingly funny. 

When  the  company  ar- 
rived in  Jacksonville  this 
winter   the  city  was   un-  Cameraman  at  'Work, 


Mr.    Hotaling 


and  Miss  Hotely  Discussing 
a     Scene. 


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der  martial  law  on  account  of  the  car  strike  and  street  work 
was  forbidden  because  of  the  likelihood  of  attracting  crowds 
that  might  prove  unmanageable.  Before  the  militia  was  recalled 
Mr.  Hotaling  got  a  fine  military  comedy  with  everyone  from  the 
Adjutant  down  acting  in  the  picture.  It  makes  an  able  com- 
panion picture  to  last  season's  A  Gay  Time  in  Jacksonville  when 
the  entire  municipal  forces  were  placed  at  the  director's  dis- 
posal as  well  as  the  local  company  of  militia.  Jacksonville  is  nice 
to  the  picture  people  when  the  picture  people  are  nice  to  them, 
and  Mr.  Hotaling  can  borrow  anything  from  a  policeman  to  the 
City  Hall  'because  they  know  he  will  return  what  he  borrows. 

Working  in  the  field  with  the  Lubin  section  is  anything  but  a 
hardship.  It's  quite  the  reverse — except  when  those  blamed  thun- 
der showers  entail  a  marathon  betheen  stage  and  dryness. 


MR.  TAFT'S  PARTY  RETURNS  FROM  PANAMA. 

On  December  31st,  L.  J.  Simons,  cameraman  of  the  Fea- 
ture Film  Manufacturing  Company  of  Washington,  returned 
from  the  Panama  Canal,  where  he  had  been  with  the  presi- 
dential party  during  Mr.  Taft's  inspection  of  the  canal. 
"During  a  number  of  years'  experience  as  a  cameraman  I 
have  never  had  the  privilege  of  taking  such  a  remarkable 
set  of  pictures,"  said  Mr.  Simons.  "In  addition  to  the  presi- 
dential inspection,  many  of  the  features  were  photographed 
for  the  first  time,  and  under  the  most  favorable  conditions, 
as  they  were  at  their  best  for  the  olficial  inspection  by  the 
President^ — the  first  inspection  of  this  nature.  All  the  great 
mechanical  and  engineering  features  were  taken  in  actual 
operation,  showing  the  wonderful  ingenuity  and  engineering 
skill  of  the  army  of  workers  which  have  made  this  maritime 
highway  possible.  All  the  locks  were  opened  and  closed, 
controlling  the  enormous  masses  of  water  passing  through 
them.  The  mammoth  spillway  of  the  Gatun  Dam  was  oper- 
ated, the  seas  rushing  through  into  the  Chagres  River,  the 
overflow  filling  the  artificially  created  Lake  Gatun." 


1        GILBERT  M.  ANDERSON  VISITS  NEW  YORK. 

Gilbert  M.  Anderson,  secretary  of  the  Essanay  Film  Manu- 
facturing Company  and  leading  man  of  his  own  Western 
company,  has  taken  a  leave  of  absence  from  his  studio  at 
Niles,  Cal.,  and  during  the  holidays  has  been  paying,  a  visit 
to  his  mother  in  New  York  City.  Mr.  Anderson,  who  is  a 
life  member  of  the  Screen  Club,  and  also  first  vice-president 
of  that  organization,  dropped  in  at  the  clubrooms  on  West 
45th  Street  and  was  extended  the  glad  hand  by  all  the  mem- 
bers present.  Mr.  Anderson  had  not  been  in  New  York 
for  a  year.  It  was  in  this  city,  by  the  way,  that  the  creator 
of  the  popular  "Broncho  Billy"  pictures  did  his  first  work  in 
the  silent  drama,  and  where  he  was  among  the  first  to  realize 
the  possibilities  of  motion  pictures. 


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